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Determination of Biology and Prey Preference of the Predator Insect, Xylocoris flavipes (Reuter) (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae) Against Storage Pests
Abstract
This study was carried out to determine the biology of Xylocoris flavipes Reuter (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae), an important predator of stored product pests, and its prey preference on some warehouse pests. The study was conducted under laboratory conditions at 25±2ºC temperature and 55±10% humidity. Ephestia kuehniella Zeller (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) eggs were used to determine the biology of X. flavipes. E. kuehniella, Tribolium confusum Jacquelin du Val (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), and Trogoderma granarium Everts (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) larvae were utilized to detect the prey preferences of X. flavipes. The mean development time (days) of five nymphs, female and male adults of Xylocoris flavipes on E. kuehniella eggs were as follows: 4.2±0.63; 3.1±0.57; 2.9±0.57; 3.0±0.00; 4.5±0.53; 104.2±17.01; 114.6±12.34, respectively. The average egg consumption for the aforementioned stages was: 5.0±1.76; 9.9±3.07; 9.1±6.01; 13.3±4.14; 22.5±4.79; 515.6±75.46; 286.2±24.39, respectively. Although mature male X. flavipes survived longer than females, females consumed more E. kuehniella eggs than males. The mean oviposition period of the females was 36.7±12.39 days, and the average laid egg number was 117.3±29.86. The consumed E. kuehniella eggs and larvae, T. confusum, and T. granarium larvae during the predator nymph period were on average 63.1±6.01; 49.6±2.76; 26.8±3,52; 12.8±4.29, respectively. The average development time (days) of the nymphs for the aforementioned consumption stages were 16.4±1.96; 15.4±0.52; 16.2±1.14; 21.6±4.62, respectively. The consumed E. kuehniella eggs and larvae, T. confusum, and T. granarium larvae during the predator adult period were on average 570±231.32; 249.5±142.10; 218.1±110.57; 22.2±6.23, respectively. The average development time (days) of the adults for the aforementioned consumption stages were 87.5±30.92; 75.9±41.18; 89.3±43.55; 24.5±7.18 days, respectively. X. flavipes preferred mostly E. kuehniella eggs among the preys during the nymph and adult stages, and least T. granarium larvae.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This study is a part of the Iğdır University, Graduate Education Institute master thesis entitled “InvestigationsBiology on Eggs of Ephestia kuehniella Zeller (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) from Stored Product Pestsand Prey Preferences of Xylocoris flavipes Reuter (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae)”. We would like to thank Ayda KONUKSAL from TRNC Agricultural Research Institute for providing Xylocoris flavipes biological agent and Barış ÇERÇİ for identification of the insect and performing statistical analysis, Assoc. Dr. to Melekşen AKIN.
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Tarımda Entomoloji
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Erken Görünüm Tarihi
15 Eylül 2024
Yayımlanma Tarihi
25 Aralık 2024
Gönderilme Tarihi
24 Ocak 2024
Kabul Tarihi
17 Temmuz 2024
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 1970 Cilt: 27 Sayı: Ek Sayı 1 (Suppl 1)
APA
Usta Gebeş, G., & Gözüaçık, C. (2024). Determination of Biology and Prey Preference of the Predator Insect, Xylocoris flavipes (Reuter) (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae) Against Storage Pests. Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Tarım ve Doğa Dergisi, 27(Ek Sayı 1 (Suppl 1), 114-123. https://doi.org/10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.1425154
