Eur. J. Entomol. 98 (3): 283-285, 2001 | DOI: 10.14411/eje.2001.046

Response of chrysopids (Neuroptera) to larval tracks of aphidophagous coccinellids (Coleoptera)

Zdeněk RŮŽIČKA
Institute of Entomology, Academy of Sciences, Branišovská 31, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic, e-mail: ruzicka@entu.cas.cz

Choice tests showed that tracks left by coccinellid larvae have generally little effect on oviposition site selection by chrysopid females. Fresh tracks of first instar larvae of the coccinellid species Coccinella septempunctata, Cycloneda limbifer, Leis dimidiata and Semiadalia undecimnotata, did not deter females of the chrysopid Chrysopa oculata from laying eggs. Females of Chrysopa perla avoided ovipositing only on substrates with tracks of L. dimidiata larvae.

Keywords: Chrysopidae, Coccinellidae, Chrysopa oculata, Chrysopa perla, Coccinella septempunctata, Cycloneda limbifer, Leis dimidiata, Semiadalia undecimnotata, predators, aphidophagous insects, larval tracks, oviposition-deterring semiochemicals, allomones, interspecific effects

Received: April 15, 2000; Revised: March 20, 2001; Accepted: June 7, 2001; Published: October 31, 2001  Show citation

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RŮŽIČKA, Z. (2001). Response of chrysopids (Neuroptera) to larval tracks of aphidophagous coccinellids (Coleoptera). EJE, 98(3), 283-285. doi: 10.14411/eje.2001.046
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