Claim · model-written summary
Third-instar Episyrphus balteatus larvae consumed the most aphids, 52.8 per unit.
- Taxon
- Cruciferous Vegetablest0
- Organ / stage
- Third instare1
- Interactor
- aphidsAphidomorphae1pest
- Second interactor
- Ep. balteatuse1biocontrol_agent
- Outcome
- consumptione1
- Value
- 52.8 aphidse1
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundTreatmentComparatorSettingDirectionQualifier
Verbatim
t0“Cruciferous Vegetables”
e1“Third instar of Ep. balteatus was found to possess highest consumption (52.8 aphids) closely followed by Er. Cerealis (50.7 aphids), Er. Interruptus (42.10 aphids) and S. scripta (38.7 aphids)”
Title
Akhtar Ali Khan International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences 2017. doi:10.20546/ijcmas.2017.607.391
Other claims from this paper (5)
- Observation Er. Cerealis consumed 50.7 aphids, the second highest consumption among the predators.
- Observation Er. Interruptus consumed 42.10 aphids.
- Observation S. scripta consumed 38.7 aphids.
- Observation All predators and preying stages showed a type II functional response.
- Observation Attack rate and handling time coefficients differed significantly between predator species and prey stages.