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On the rearing of the aphid lion,Chrysoperla carnea Steph. (Neuroptera, Chrysopidae) on artificially paralized preys

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Full-grown paralyzed larvae ofSpodoptera littoralis, Phthorimaea operculella andAnagasta kuebniella were used as preys for rearingChrysoperla canea larvae.P. operculella induced the shortest larval period, the lowest larval or pupal mortality, highest percent of emergence, longest adult longevity and maximum productivity. Using mature larvae ofS. littoralis gave intermediate values between those reported forP. operculella andA. kuebniella.

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Erwachsene, mittels der Methode vonDoutt &Finney (1947) künstlich gelähmte Larven vonSpodoptera littoralis, Phthorimaea operculella undAnagasta kuehniella wurden als Beute für die Aufzucht der räuberischenChrysopa carnea-Larven verwendet.P. operculella als Beute ergab dabei die kürzeste Larvenentwicklung, geringste Larven- und Puppenmortalität, höchste Schlüpfrate, längste Adulten-Lebensdauer und höchste Produktivität. Bei Verwendung von Larven vonS. littoralis als Beute wurden mittlere Werte zwischen jenen vonP. operculella undA. kuehniella erzielt.

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    Zaki, F.N. On the rearing of the aphid lion,Chrysoperla carnea Steph. (Neuroptera, Chrysopidae) on artificially paralized preys. Anz. Schadlingskde., Pflanzenschutz, Umweltschutz 59, 34–36 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01908771

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