Effect of female weight on reproductive potential of the predator Brontocoris tabidus (Signoret, 1852) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)

The objective of this work was to determine the fecundity of the predator Brontocoris tabidus (Signoret) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) females of two weight classes aiming to define, which one presented higher productivity in the laboratory. Males and females of B. tabidus were reared from nymphs fed...

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Main Authors: Isaias Oliveira, José Cola Zanuncio, José Eduardo Serrão, Teresinha Vinha Zanuncio, Tobias Baruc Moreira Pinon, Maria do Carmo Queiroz Fialho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2005-03-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132005000200017