Growth and Development of the Coccinellid Menochilus sexmaculatus Fabricius. on four species of aphids.

N. RAJAMOHAN and S. JAYARAJ

doi:https://doi.org/10.29321/MAJ.10.A03380

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Growth and Development of the Coccinellid Menochilus sexmaculatus Fabricius. on four species of aphids.

N. RAJAMOHAN and S. JAYARAJ

Volume : 61

Issue: May-may

Pages: 118 - 122

DOI: https://doi.org/10.29321/MAJ.10.A03380

Published: October 12, 2023

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Abstract

The Coccinellid predator Menochilus sexmaculatus was reared on four species of aphids, and there was a marked influence of host on the growth and development of the predator. The beetles developed faster and were heavier and larger and lived longer, when fed on 4. craccivora while they were smaller and lighter with shorter life span, on A. inalvac. The other aphid species, viz. A. gossypii G. and Rhopalosiphum maidis Fitch, had medium effect on the predator.

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https://doi.org/10.29321/MAJ.10.A03380

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118 - 122

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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Madras Agricultural Students' Union in Madras Agricultural Journal (MAJ). This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited by the user.

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