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The effect of elevated temperatures on food conversion efficiencies of Coccinella septempunctata and Harmonia axyridis young adults feeding on Sitobion avenae

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An analysis of existing data gained in a set of climate chamber experiments was conducted to compare food conversion efficiencies of young Coccinella septempunctata and Harmo-nia axyridis adults (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) as natural enemies of Sitobion avenae (Homoptera: Aphididae) at elevated temperatures. The two species were treated at normal (Mean: 17.8°C, Max: 21.8°C, Min: 13.4°C) and elevated (Mean: 20.8°C, Max: 25.5°C, Min: 15.7°C) daily temperature profile from first instar to 10-day-old adult and fed S. avenae ad libitum. Elevated temperatures caused higher consumption rates in both coccinellids but different responses in weight gain and body fat accumulation within the first 10 days of adulthood. Harmonia axyridis males were poor converters of consumed biomass into body weight and H. axyridis females showed the lowest efficiencies for converting food into body fat content, particularly at elevated temperatures. These results show different temperature-dependent responses of C. septempunctata and H. axyridis and are discussed in relation to their different biology.

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  1. Julius Kühn-Institut, Institute for Strategies and Technology Assessment, Stahnsdorfer Damm 81, 14532, Kleinmachnow, Germany

    Sandra Krengel & Bernd Freier

  2. Department of Crop and Animal Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Faculty of Agriculture and Horticulture, Invalidenstr. 42, 10115, Berlin, Germany

    Christel Richter

  3. Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Institute of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences, Von-Danckelmann-Platz 2, 06120, Halle (Saale), Germany

    Gabriele I. Stangl & Corinna Brandsch

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Krengel, S., Richter, C., Freier, B. et al. The effect of elevated temperatures on food conversion efficiencies of Coccinella septempunctata and Harmonia axyridis young adults feeding on Sitobion avenae. J Plant Dis Prot 120, 218–226 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03356478

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