Bio-ecology and construction of life table of reduviid bug, Sycanus collaris (Fabricius) (Heteroptera: Reduviidae) for mass rearing under laboratory conditions
AbstractThe predator, Sycanus collaris (Fabricius) (Heteroptera: Reduviidae) has been mass-reared under laboratory conditions on an alternate host, Corcyra cephalonica (Stainton) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). The life table parameters of the predator reared on the looper host yielded an intrinsic rate of natural increase (rm) of 0.062, a net reproductive rate (Ro) of 252.78 female offspring/ adult female, and a gross reproductive rate (Smx) of 278.98. Successful rearing of this predator on the alternate host C. cephalonica suggests it could be easily mass-produced in the laboratory.
Authors
- Bhabesh Deka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2991-4063)
- Azariah Babu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4863-008X)
Institutions
- Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (IN)
- UPASI Tea Research Foundation (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Entomological Research
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5958/0974-4576.2025.00068.1
- Primary Topic
- Hemiptera Insect Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00