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Development and survival ofOrius albidipennis andO. levigatus (Het.: Anthocoridae) on various diets

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The effect of various diets on nymphal development and survival of two predaceous anthocorid bugs,Orius albidipennis (Reuter) andO. laevigatus (Fieber) was investigated in the laboratory. Five different diets were compared: eggs ofEphestia kuehniella Zeller; eggs ofE. kuehniella plus mixed flower pollen; only mixed flower pollen; pollen from sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum L. cv. Mazurka) flowers; and sweet pepper plants. A high percentage of predators successfully completed nymphal development on those diets containing lepidopterous eggs. When fed on sweet pepper pollen, the survival percentages were 65% forO. laevigatus and 38% forO. albidipennis. No nymphs of either species completed the nymphal stage on mixed flower pollen or on sweet pepper plants. Development was significantly faster on diets containing eggs ofE. kuehniella. Results are discussed in relation to the capability of the bugs to survive periods of prey scarcity and to the optimization of release strategies for these predators in the greenhouse.

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  1. Dipartimento di Protezione delle pianti, Università della Tuscia, Via S. Camillo de Lellis, 01100, Viterbo, Italy

    V. Vacante

  2. Istituto di Entomologia Agraria, Universita degli studi, 95 123, Catania, Italy

    G. E. Cocuzza

  3. Laboratory of Agrozoology, Faculty of Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences, University of Ghent, 9000, Ghent, Belgium

    P. De Clercq, M. Van de Veire & L. Tirry

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Vacante, V., Cocuzza, G.E., De Clercq, P. et al. Development and survival ofOrius albidipennis andO. levigatus (Het.: Anthocoridae) on various diets. BioControl 42, 493–498 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02769809

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