Reproductive potential of Chrysoperla externa maintained in different cage sizes in laboratory conditions

ABSTRACT: This study investigated the influence of cage sizes on the survival and reproductive potential of Chrysoperla externa (Hagen). Size of breeding cages significantly affected the reproductive potential of C. externa . Our results indicated that in cages smaller (7.5cm of diameter) than those...

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Main Authors: Ana Paula Magalhães Borges Battel, Rafael de Andrade Moral, Camila Alves Rodrigues, Márcio da Silva Araújo, Wesley Augusto Conde Godoy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Series:Ciência Rural
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782017000300152&lng=en&tlng=en