Eur. J. Entomol. 101 (3): 379-384, 2004 | DOI: 10.14411/eje.2004.054

The influence of temperature and food supply on the development of Adalia bipunctata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

Ingo SCHÜDER1,*, Martin HOMMES2, Otto LARINK1
1 University of Braunschweig, Spielmannstraße 7, 38.106 Braunschweig, Germany; e-mail: O.Larink@tu-bs.de
2 Federal Biological Research Centre (BBA), Messeweg 10-12, 38.104 Braunschweig, Germany; e-mail: M.Hommes@bba.de

The development of Adalia bipunctata larvae feeding on the grain aphid Sitobion avenae was investigated at 15, 20 and 25°C and two different levels of food supply. Increased temperatures accelerated development and reduced mortality rates. A reduced food supply slowed down development and increased mortality at all life stages. The total food intake of larvae ranged from 24-65 mg, which is equivalent to up to 190 aphids. Larvae compensated for low food supply by reducing development rates, high prey exploitation efficiencies, reaching up to 100%, and by high prey-biomass conversion efficiencies, reaching over 40%. The findings are discussed under the aspect of suitability of A. bipunctata as a biological control agent for greenhouse-specific aphid pest species.

Keywords: Adalia bipunctata, Sitobion avenae, Coccinellidae, Aphidae, biological control, greenhouse

Received: December 8, 2003; Revised: April 19, 2004; Accepted: April 20, 2004; Published: September 20, 2004  Show citation

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SCHÜDER, I., HOMMES, M., & LARINK, O. (2004). The influence of temperature and food supply on the development of Adalia bipunctata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). EJE, 101(3), 379-384. doi: 10.14411/eje.2004.054
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