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Demographic parameters of Nephus includens Kirsch (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) fed on vine mealybug, Planococcus ficus (Signoret) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) at different temperatures

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Development and reproduction of Nephus includens Kirsch (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) on Planococcus ficus (Signoret) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) were evaluated in climate cabins at four different temperatures (20, 25, 30, and 35 ± 1 °C), 60% ± 10 relative humidity, and 16:8 h (light:dark) photoperiod. The shortest development durations of the predator were observed at 30 and 35 °C (23.3 and 22.43 days, respectively). The fecundity of the predator was highest (87.47 eggs) at 30 °C and lowest at 35 °C (0.40 eggs). The longest female and male longevity was at 20 °C (124.80 and 125.08 days, respectively) and their shortest values at 35 °C (40.40 and 53.00 days, respectively). The highest intrinsic rate of increase (r = 0.0703 day−1), finite rate of increase (λ = 1.0727 day−1), and net reproductive rate (R0 = 33.24 eggs) of the predator were obtained at 30 °C. Based on present findings, it was concluded that N. includens could be used in biological control of the vine mealybug, especially in regions with average temperatures (25–30 °C).

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This publication has formed from a part of the master’s thesis of second author. We are grateful to Prof. Dr. M. Bora Kaydan and Prof. Dr. Nedim UYGUN (Retired) (Çukururova University, Adana, Turkey) for identifications of insects. We thank Biological Control Research Institute, Adana, Turkey for culture of Nephus includens. This work has been supported by Erciyes University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit under Grant Number FBA-2016-6614.

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    Murat Muştu & Feyza Nur Derya

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Muştu, M., Tarhanacı, B. & Derya, F.N. Demographic parameters of Nephus includens Kirsch (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) fed on vine mealybug, Planococcus ficus (Signoret) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) at different temperatures. J Plant Dis Prot 129, 1189–1199 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41348-022-00621-8

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