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Volume 21, No. (1), 2011 (March)

PREDATORY POTENTIAL OF CRYPTOLAEMUS MONTROUZIERI FOR COTTON MEALYBUG UNDER LABORATORY CONDITIONS

A. Ghafoor, I. Saba, M. S. Khan, H. A. Farooq, Zubaida, I. Amjad

A. Ghafoor, I. Saba, M. S. Khan, H. A. Farooq, Zubaida and I. Amjad

Department of Zoology, Government College University Faisalabad
Corresponding Author: draggondal@yahoo.com
Page Number(s): 90-93
Published Online First: February 01, 2011
Publication Date: February 01, 2011

ABSTRACT

An experiment was conducted to study the predatory potential of Cryptolaemus montrouzieri on Cotton Mealybug under laboratory conditions ( 30 ± 1°C and 70 ± 5% R.H ) , at Cotton Mealybug Entomological laboratory, Ayub Agricult ure Research Institute, Faisalabad. The results revealed that this predator feeds voraciously on mealybugs both in larval and adult stages. Cryptolaemus montrouzieri having a remarkable predatory potential, can be used to reduce population of mealybug which will result in the enhancement of yield of cotton seed.
Keywords: Biological control; Cryptolaemus montrouzieri; Mealybug; Faisalabad; Pakistan
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