Claim · model-written summary
Efficiency of Hippodamia variegata is a function of the predator/prey ratio and of aphid population level at the time of release.
- Taxon
- cucumber
Cucumis sativuse1 - Interactor
- Hippodamia variegata
Hippodamia variegatat0biocontrol_agent - Second interactor
- aphide2pest
- Outcome
- efficiency level of this ladybirde2
- Qualifier
- a function of the ratio predator/prey and on the level of the aphid population at the moment of the ladybird releasee2
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Hippodamia variegata”
e1“Investigations on its use in cucumber greenhouses against Aphis gossypii , the release of larvae and adult forms had shown satisfactory results”
e2“The efficiency level of this ladybird is a function of the ratio predator/prey and on the level of the aphid population at the moment of the ladybird release”
Title
M. El Habi; A. Sekkat; L. El Jadd; et al. Journal of Applied Entomology 2000. doi:10.1046/j.1439-0418.2000.00467.x
Other claims from this paper (3)
- Observation The optimum temperature for development and voracity of Hippodamia variegata approaches 26°C.
- Observation The threshold development temperature of Hippodamia variegata is about 11.22°C.
- Observation Release of larvae and adult forms of Hippodamia variegata gave satisfactory results against Aphis gossypii in cucumber greenhouses.