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- Title
BIOLOGY OF STETHOCONUS PRAEFECTUS (DISTANT) (HETEROPTERA: MIRIDAE), A NEWLY ESTABLISHED PREDATOR OF THE AVOCADO LACE BUG, PSEUDACYSTA PERSEAE (HETEROPTERA: TINGIDAE), IN FLORIDA.
- Authors
Holguin, C. M.; Peña, J. E.; Henry, T. J.; Acevedo, F.
- Abstract
The Asian plant bug Stethoconus praefectus (Distant) (Heteroptera: Miridae) was recently discovered in Florida preying on the avocado lace bug, Pseudacysta perseae (Heidemann) (Heteroptera: Tingidae). Its life cycle and effectiveness as a predator of P. perseae were investigated at 26 ± 1°C, 60 ± 5 RH, and 12: 12 (L: D) under laboratory conditions. Stethoconus praefectus developed from egg to adult in 16.5 ± 0.2 d. On average, the first 4 instars consumed 2 to 4 prey per day, whereas the last 2 instars consumed 2 to 7 lace bugs per day. Stethoconus praefectus was observed in the field from Aug through Dec 2007.
- Subjects
FLORIDA; BIOLOGY; HEMIPTERA; MIRIDAE; AVOCADO; LACE bugs; LIFE cycles (Biology); PERSEA; PRAEFECTUS praetorio
- Publication
Florida Entomologist (Florida Entomological Society), 2009, Vol 92, Issue 1, p54
- ISSN
0015-4040
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1653/024.092.0109