Factors affecting fecundity of the mantispid, Eumantispa harmandi (Navas)(Neuroptera: Mantispidae)
2001
Hirata, S. (Osaka Prefectural Univ., Sakai (Japan)) | Ishii, M.
Field-collected females of Eumantispa harmandi (Navas) were reared under various feeding conditions at 25degC to investigate the relationship between fecundity and food consumption. They survived 14-49 days and laid 380-6,650 eggs in 1-6 egg batches containing 22-2,027 eggs each. The fecundity had a positive relationship to the food consumption, but was independent of the body size. The survival period had a negative relationship to the body size, and a positive one to the number of ovipositions. The results showed that fecundity of E. harmandi were determined by food consumption during the adult stage.
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