Eur. J. Entomol. 102 (3): 547-552, 2005 | DOI: 10.14411/eje.2005.078

The pollens consumed by common green lacewings Chrysoperla spp. (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) in cabbage crop environment in western France

Johanna VILLENAVE1, Dominique THIERRY2, Abdullah AL MAMUN3, Thierry LODÉ4, Elizabeth RAT-MORRIS1
1 Institut National d'Horticulture, Unité de protection des plantes, 2 rue Le Nôtre, F-49045 Angers, France
2 Université Catholique de l'Ouest, Département des sciences de la vie et de la terre, 44 rue Rabelais, F-49000 Angers, France
3 Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
4 Laboratoire d'Ecologie Animale, U.F.R. Sciences, Université d'Angers, Campus de Belle-Beille, F-49045 Angers, France

The pollens consumed by common green lacewings Chrysoperla spp. in crop environment in western France, were analysed. The diverticulum contents including quantity of pollen of Chrysoperla adults were analysed to compare a feeding behaviour between the sexes. Females consume more pollen than males. The feeding behaviour of the two main species present was compared, yielding new insights into differences between species within the complex Chrysoperla carnea (Stephens).

Keywords: Neuroptera, Chrysopidae, Chrysoperla, common green lacewing, cabbage crop environment, pollen, ecophysiology, attractive plants

Received: September 10, 2004; Revised: March 7, 2005; Accepted: March 7, 2005; Published: August 15, 2005  Show citation

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VILLENAVE, J., THIERRY, D., AL MAMUN, A., LODÉ, T., & RAT-MORRIS, E. (2005). The pollens consumed by common green lacewings Chrysoperla spp. (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) in cabbage crop environment in western France. EJE, 102(3), 547-552. doi: 10.14411/eje.2005.078
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