[{
  "type": "article-journal",
  "title": "FEEDING POTENTIAL OF CHRYSOPERLA CARNEA AND CRYPTOLAEMUS MONTROUZIERI ON COTTON MEALYBUG, PHENACOCCUS SOLENOPSIS",
  "author": [
    {
      "family": "Rashid",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Khattak",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Abdullah",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Amir",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Tariq",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Nawaz",
      "given": ""
    }
  ],
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [[2012]]
  },
  "container-title": "Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences",
  "ISSN": "1018-7081",
  "volume": "22",
  "issue": "3",
  "page": "639-643",
  "DOI": "NA",
  "abstract": "<p>The feeding potential of&nbsp;<em>Chrysoperla carnea</em>&nbsp;larvae and adults of&nbsp;<em>Cryptolaemus montrouzieri</em>&nbsp;on different nymphal instars of cotton mealybug,&nbsp;<em>Phenacoccus solenopsis</em>&nbsp;was investigated in ambient laboratory conditions at Agricultural Research Institute, Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan. Both predators were found very active and successfully consumed all the nymphal instars of&nbsp;<em>P. solenopsis</em>. The daily predation rate of&nbsp;<em>C. carnea</em>&nbsp;larvae increased slowly during the first two larval instars and reached to its peak in the third larval instar. First instar nymphs of&nbsp;<em>P. solenopsis</em>&nbsp;were the most preferred food of different larval instars of&nbsp;<em>C. carnea</em>. Third instar larvae of&nbsp;<em>C. carnea</em>&nbsp;were the most voracious feeder and consumed significantly high number of first, second and third instars nymphs of mealybug as compared to first and second instar larvae of the predator. Adult&nbsp;<em>C. montrouzieri</em>&nbsp;consumed significantly more first instar nymphs of mealybug than second and third instar nymphs. These results indicate that&nbsp;<em>C. carnea</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>C. montrouzieri</em>&nbsp;have great potential for the biological control of&nbsp;<em>P. solenopsis</em>.</p>",
  "publisher": "Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum",
  "URL": "https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2012-JAPS-320"
}]