Potencial reprodutivo de Supputius cincticeps (Stal) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) influenciado pelo peso do corpo da fêmea - DOI: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v25i1.2081

Isaias Oliveira; José Cola Zanuncio; Jose Eduardo Serrão; Jose Milton Milagres Pereira

doi:10.4025/actascibiolsci.v25i1.2081

Reproductive potential of the predator Supputius cincticeps (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) affected by female body weight - DOI: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v25i1.2081

Isaias Oliveira UFV
José Cola Zanuncio UFV
Jose Eduardo Serrão UFV
Jose Milton Milagres Pereira UFV

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4025/actascibiolsci.v25i1.2081

Abstract

The reproductive potential of Supputius cincticeps (Stal) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) females of two weight classes was evaluated with males and females of this predator obtained from nymphs fed on Tenebrio molitor L. (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) pupae. Females of S. cincticeps weighing less than 45 mg (light females) and more than 60 mg (heavy females) constituted the treatments. Pre-oviposition, oviposition and post-oviposition periods besides adult longevity were similar between treatments while number of egg masses, eggs, eggs/egg mass and number of nymphs hatched were higher for heavier females. Periods between egg mass laying and egg incubation were shorter for insects of the last treatment. These results are discussed in relation to the use of heavier females of S. cincticeps to improve mass rearing of this predator in laboratory

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Author Biography

José Cola Zanuncio, UFV

Possui graduação em Engenharia Florestal pela Universidade Federal de Viçosa (1971), mestrado em Entomologia pela Universidade de São Paulo (1976) e PhD em Entomologia pela University of British Columbia, Canada (1981). Atualmente é Professor Titular da Universidade Federal de Viçosa. Tem experiência na área de Fitossanidade, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: Asopinae, controle biológico, Lepidoptera, eucalipto, formigas cortadeiras, entomologia florestal Currículo Lattes

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2008-04-18

How to Cite

Oliveira, I., Zanuncio, J. C., Serrão, J. E., & Pereira, J. M. M. (2008). Reproductive potential of the predator Supputius cincticeps (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) affected by female body weight - DOI: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v25i1.2081. Acta Scientiarum. Biological Sciences, 25(1), 49-53. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascibiolsci.v25i1.2081

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Vol 25 No 1 (2003)

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Biology Sciences

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