Ecological Characteristics of Aphidophagous Menochilus Sexmaculatus Fabricius and its Performance Against Aphis Gossypii Glover

The chilli aphid, Aphis gossypii Glover (Homoptera: Aphididae) (here after abbreviated as AG), is vector of the chilli veinal mottle virus (CVMV) and is a main pest of chilli in Malaysia. The aphidophagous Menochilus sexmaculatus Fabricius (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) (here after abbreviated as MS...

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Main Author: Adisubroto, Fransiscus Xaverius Wagiman
Format: Thesis
Language:English
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Published: 1996
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Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10385/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10385/1/FP_1996_16_A.pdf
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description The chilli aphid, Aphis gossypii Glover (Homoptera: Aphididae) (here after abbreviated as AG), is vector of the chilli veinal mottle virus (CVMV) and is a main pest of chilli in Malaysia. The aphidophagous Menochilus sexmaculatus Fabricius (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) (here after abbreviated as MS) is a well known predator of the aphid and hereby its ecological characteristics and predatory performance were assessed. In nature, MS maintains its population on aphids of com, beans, sambau weed and other plants. The predator searched its prey in random manner and tended to aggregate in high prey density. Both prey and predator were distributed in a clumped pattern. Larval and adult MS showed no preference for any prey stages and prey species. However, there was a weak preference for AG over Aphis craccivora Koch.
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spelling upm-103852011-03-30T04:35:58Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10385/ Ecological Characteristics of Aphidophagous Menochilus Sexmaculatus Fabricius and its Performance Against Aphis Gossypii Glover Adisubroto, Fransiscus Xaverius Wagiman The chilli aphid, Aphis gossypii Glover (Homoptera: Aphididae) (here after abbreviated as AG), is vector of the chilli veinal mottle virus (CVMV) and is a main pest of chilli in Malaysia. The aphidophagous Menochilus sexmaculatus Fabricius (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) (here after abbreviated as MS) is a well known predator of the aphid and hereby its ecological characteristics and predatory performance were assessed. In nature, MS maintains its population on aphids of com, beans, sambau weed and other plants. The predator searched its prey in random manner and tended to aggregate in high prey density. Both prey and predator were distributed in a clumped pattern. Larval and adult MS showed no preference for any prey stages and prey species. However, there was a weak preference for AG over Aphis craccivora Koch. 1996 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10385/1/FP_1996_16_A.pdf Adisubroto, Fransiscus Xaverius Wagiman (1996) Ecological Characteristics of Aphidophagous Menochilus Sexmaculatus Fabricius and its Performance Against Aphis Gossypii Glover. PhD thesis, Universiti Pertanian Malaysia. Aphidophagous insects - Ecology Aphis gossypii - Ecology English
spellingShingle Aphidophagous insects - Ecology
Aphis gossypii - Ecology
Adisubroto, Fransiscus Xaverius Wagiman
Ecological Characteristics of Aphidophagous Menochilus Sexmaculatus Fabricius and its Performance Against Aphis Gossypii Glover
title Ecological Characteristics of Aphidophagous Menochilus Sexmaculatus Fabricius and its Performance Against Aphis Gossypii Glover
title_full Ecological Characteristics of Aphidophagous Menochilus Sexmaculatus Fabricius and its Performance Against Aphis Gossypii Glover
title_fullStr Ecological Characteristics of Aphidophagous Menochilus Sexmaculatus Fabricius and its Performance Against Aphis Gossypii Glover
title_full_unstemmed Ecological Characteristics of Aphidophagous Menochilus Sexmaculatus Fabricius and its Performance Against Aphis Gossypii Glover
title_short Ecological Characteristics of Aphidophagous Menochilus Sexmaculatus Fabricius and its Performance Against Aphis Gossypii Glover
title_sort ecological characteristics of aphidophagous menochilus sexmaculatus fabricius and its performance against aphis gossypii glover
topic Aphidophagous insects - Ecology
Aphis gossypii - Ecology
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10385/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10385/1/FP_1996_16_A.pdf