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.
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Abstract
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.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keyword: | Metaphycus helvolus; Scutellista cyanea; Saissetia coffeae; temperature; host-searching. |
| Faculty or Institute: | Faculty of Agriculture |
| ID Code: | 2681 |
| Deposited By: | Nur Izyan Mohd Zaki |
| Deposited On: | 17 Nov 2009 09:16 |
| Last Modified: | 25 May 2010 10:57 |
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