Biological Studies on Dipha aphidivora Meyrick (Pyraiidae:Lepidoptera): A Potential Predator of Coconut Mealybugs in the philippines
| dc.contributor.author | Orenset, J.C. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bauzon, B.C. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Imperial, M.L.R. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Pacumbaba, B.P. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-04-11T05:28:39Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-04-11T05:28:39Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Dipha (Conobathra) aphidivora Meyrick (Pyralidae: Lepidoptera) is recorded fQl' the first time as a predator of coconut mealybug, Sangicoccus sp. (Eriococcidae: Hotnoptera» in the Philippines . . . Some aspects of its biology and ecology were studied to detennine its suitability as a biological control agent against Sangicoccus sp. The life history ·of D. aphidivora was investigated following the. ~tablishment of a rearing procedure. The incubation period of the egg was 4.64±0.70 days. The four larval. inStars larva were completed in 5.52±O.92, 3.40±0.91, 2.83±0.72 and 3.4O±1.04 days, respectively. Adults emerged from pupae after 7.68± 0.99 days. Adult longevity was 6.83 ± 2.30 days. The life cycle of D. aphidivora lasted for 32.42±3.63 days. Voracity tests showed that the four larval instars of the predator consumed an average of 150 mealybugs. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Cord- 26 (2)pp36-41-2010 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/349 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject | Dipha aphidivora | en_US |
| dc.subject | Sangicoccus sp | |
| dc.subject | Coconut Mealybug | |
| dc.subject | predator | |
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| dc.title | Biological Studies on Dipha aphidivora Meyrick (Pyraiidae:Lepidoptera): A Potential Predator of Coconut Mealybugs in the philippines | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |