| Title: |
Chemotaxis response and age-stage, two-sex life table of the Cheilomenes sexmaculata (Fabricius) (Coccinellidae: Coleoptera) against different aphid species |
| Authors: |
Safeer, Hafiz Muhammad; Ishfaq, Aimen; Mukhtar, Adeel; Batool, Muazzama; Zaka, Syed Muhammad; Tajdar, Alia; Saood, Ahmad; Shah, Zuraiz Ali; Shah Zaib, Muhammad; Abbas, Khalid; Altaf, Muhammad Usama |
| Contributors: |
Desneux, Nicolas |
| Source: |
PLOS ONE ; volume 19, issue 2, page e0289682 ; ISSN 1932-6203 |
| Publisher Information: |
Public Library of Science (PLoS) |
| Publication Year: |
2024 |
| Collection: |
PLOS Publications (via CrossRef) |
| Description: |
The Cheilomenes sexmaculata (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), is one of the most beneficial and identifiable predators of numerous soft-bodied and sucking insect pests of several crops. Biological parameters and olfactory response of C . sexmaculata were investigated under laboratory conditions by providing three different aphid species i.e., mustard aphid ( Lipaphis erysimi Kaltenbach), citrus black aphid ( Toxoptera citricida Kirkaldy), and peach aphid ( Diuraphis noxia Kurdjumov) as a food source. The developmental period of immature stages of C . sexmaculata was shorter on D . noxia as compared to other aphid species. The adult longevities were longer on D . noxia and T . citricida while shorter on L . erysimi . Female fecundity was highest on D . noxia while lowest on L . erysimi . Life table parameters i.e., intrinsic rate of increase ( r ), finite rate of increase (λ), net reproductive rate ( R o), and gross reproductive rate ( GRR ) were maximum on D . noxia while minimum on L . erysimi . The mean generation time C . sexmaculata was 20.90, 23.69, and 26.2 days on D . noxia , L . erysimi , T . and citricida , respectively. These findings were further confirmed from the olfactory experiment where D . noxia proved to be the most preferred prey. This study provides necessary information for mass-rearing of C . sexmaculata . |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| DOI: |
10.1371/journal.pone.0289682 |
| Availability: |
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0289682; https://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0289682 |
| Rights: |
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.60F225F2 |
| Database: |
BASE |