Searching Behaviour of Metaphycus helvolus, (Compere) and Scutellista cyanea, Motschulsky on Hemispherical Scale, S. coffeae (Walker)

The host searching of Metaphycus helvolus and Scutellisa cyanea were studied under two different constant temperatures of18 °Cand 26 °C. In the course of host-searching, both parasitoids were involved with host-drilling, handling, preening, walking and resting. Host-feeding only occurred with M. h...

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Main Author: Ibrahim, Abdul Ghani
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Language:English
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Published: 1988
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description The host searching of Metaphycus helvolus and Scutellisa cyanea were studied under two different constant temperatures of18 °Cand 26 °C. In the course of host-searching, both parasitoids were involved with host-drilling, handling, preening, walking and resting. Host-feeding only occurred with M. helvolus. S. cyanea spent more than fifty percent of the time walking at both temperatures. However, M. helvolus spent a greater proportion of time for three activities: walking, host-drilling and preening. The amount of time spent by M. helvolus on host-feeding was less than ten percent. The areas covered by M. helvolus and S. cyanea for host-searching at 26°C were 933 mm2/hr and 3517 mm2/hr. respectively.
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spelling upm-26812013-05-27T07:02:44Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2681/ Searching Behaviour of Metaphycus helvolus, (Compere) and Scutellista cyanea, Motschulsky on Hemispherical Scale, S. coffeae (Walker) Ibrahim, Abdul Ghani The host searching of Metaphycus helvolus and Scutellisa cyanea were studied under two different constant temperatures of18 °Cand 26 °C. In the course of host-searching, both parasitoids were involved with host-drilling, handling, preening, walking and resting. Host-feeding only occurred with M. helvolus. S. cyanea spent more than fifty percent of the time walking at both temperatures. However, M. helvolus spent a greater proportion of time for three activities: walking, host-drilling and preening. The amount of time spent by M. helvolus on host-feeding was less than ten percent. The areas covered by M. helvolus and S. cyanea for host-searching at 26°C were 933 mm2/hr and 3517 mm2/hr. respectively. 1988 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2681/1/Searching_Behaviour_of_Metaphycus_helvolus%2C_%28Compere%29.pdf Ibrahim, Abdul Ghani (1988) Searching Behaviour of Metaphycus helvolus, (Compere) and Scutellista cyanea, Motschulsky on Hemispherical Scale, S. coffeae (Walker). Pertanika, 11 (1). pp. 1-5. English
spellingShingle Ibrahim, Abdul Ghani
Searching Behaviour of Metaphycus helvolus, (Compere) and Scutellista cyanea, Motschulsky on Hemispherical Scale, S. coffeae (Walker)
title Searching Behaviour of Metaphycus helvolus, (Compere) and Scutellista cyanea, Motschulsky on Hemispherical Scale, S. coffeae (Walker)
title_full Searching Behaviour of Metaphycus helvolus, (Compere) and Scutellista cyanea, Motschulsky on Hemispherical Scale, S. coffeae (Walker)
title_fullStr Searching Behaviour of Metaphycus helvolus, (Compere) and Scutellista cyanea, Motschulsky on Hemispherical Scale, S. coffeae (Walker)
title_full_unstemmed Searching Behaviour of Metaphycus helvolus, (Compere) and Scutellista cyanea, Motschulsky on Hemispherical Scale, S. coffeae (Walker)
title_short Searching Behaviour of Metaphycus helvolus, (Compere) and Scutellista cyanea, Motschulsky on Hemispherical Scale, S. coffeae (Walker)
title_sort searching behaviour of metaphycus helvolus, (compere) and scutellista cyanea, motschulsky on hemispherical scale, s. coffeae (walker)
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2681/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2681/1/Searching_Behaviour_of_Metaphycus_helvolus%2C_%28Compere%29.pdf