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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2025, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (8): 105-110.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2024-0530

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Effect of Density on the Survival of Megalocaria dilatata in Different Stages

LIANG Hui1(), DENG Quan1, LIU Guo1, CHEN Hezhu2, MA Peng1, LI Bin3, LIU Dongyang1, YU Jiamin3, JIANG Lianqiang1, PU Deqiang2()   

  1. 1 Liangshan Municipal Tobacco Company, Xichang Sichuan 615000
    2 Institute of Plant Protection, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu 610066
    3 Sichuan Tobacco Company, Chengdu 610041
  • Received:2024-08-15 Revised:2024-12-02 Online:2025-03-15 Published:2025-03-14

Abstract:

In order to clarify the effects of rearing with different volume-density combinations on the developmental duration, survival rate, and weight of pupae and adults of the ten-spotted ladybird beetles, under conditions of 25℃, relative humidity of 60% to 80%, and a light cycle of 10 L:14 D, three containers (A: 1000 mL; B: 1500 mL; C: 2000 mL) and 3 densities (15 heads; 20 heads; 25 heads), feeding, recording and analyzing the development period, survival rate, pupal and adult weight of each insect of M. dilatata. The results showed that the survival curve of M. dilatata showed an "S" downward trend with the growth of instar, and the development duration of each treatment was C3>C1>A1=C2>A3>A2=B2>B1>B3, and the average development time of group B was the shortest. The survival rate of the 1st and 2nd instar larval stage and pupal stage of each treatment was lower, and the pupation rate and adult rate of B2 treatment were 76.67% and 73.33%, which were higher than those of the other treatments. The weight of each treatment at pupal stage from high to low was A1>C2>C3>B1>A3>C1>B3>A2>B2, and the weight of adults from high to low was B1>B3>B2>C2>C3>C1>A2>A3>A1. In summary, the best feeding container for M. dilatata should be B2 treatment, that is, 1500 mL feeding density of 20 heads/box is the best. This study provides a theoretical basis for the efficient breeding of larvae of M. dilatata.

Key words: aphid, Megalocaria dilatata, larva, density, biological control, volume-density combinations, developmental duration, survival rate, weight