Editorial Type:
Article Category: Research Article
| Online Publication Date: 01 Apr 1985
EFFECT OF A PARASITIC MITE, COCCIPOLIPUS EPILACHNAE, ON FECUNDITY, FOOD CONSUMPTION AND LONGEVITY OF THE MEXICAN BEAN BEETLE1
EFFECT OF A PARASITIC MITE, COCCIPOLIPUS EPILACHNAE, ON FECUNDITY, FOOD CONSUMPTION AND LONGEVITY OF THE MEXICAN BEAN BEETLE1
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Comparisons were made between uninfested adult Mexican bean beetles and those infested with the ectoparasitic mite Coccipolipus epilachnae Smiley. No significant differences were found based on longevity, fecundity, or food consumption of beetles fed lima beans and held at 22°C on a 16 hr light - 8 hr dark day.
Copyright: © 1985 Georgia Entomological Society, Inc.
Contributor Notes
1 Coleoptera: Coccinellidae
2 Vegetable Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, BARC-East, Beltsville, MD 20705.
3 Plant Protection Sec., Maryland Department of Agriculture, Annapolis, MD 21401.
Accepted: 02 May 1985