Ovary development, egg production and oviposition for mated and virgin females of the predator Podisus nigrispinus (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)=Desenvolvimento ovariano, produção de ovos e oviposição de fêmeas virgens ou acasaladas do predador Podisus nigrispinus (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae).

The Asopinae insects are generalist predators, and Podisus nigrispinus (Dallas) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) is the most studied species of this group in Brazil. The objective was to study ovarian development, egg production and oviposition of mated and virgin P. nigrispinus females. Five 24-hours-ol...

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Main Authors: José Lino-Neto, José Cola Zanuncio, Joana Darc Batista, Marcus Alvarenga Soares, José Eduardo Serrão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Eduem (Editora da Universidade Estadual de Maringá) 2011-10-01
Series:Acta Scientiarum: Agronomy
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Online Access:http://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciAgron/article/download/6694/6694