PREDATORY POTENTIAL OF CRYPTOLAEMUS MONTROUZIERI FOR COTTON MEALYBUG UNDER LABORATORY CONDITIONS

A. Ghafoor I. Saba M. S. Khan H. A. Farooq Zubaida I. Amjad PREDATORY POTENTIAL OF CRYPTOLAEMUS MONTROUZIERI FOR COTTON MEALYBUG UNDER LABORATORY CONDITIONS

Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences

JAPS

2011

2011/02/01

21 1 90-93 1018-7081

<p>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.</p> Biological control; Cryptolaemus montrouzieri; Mealybug; Faisalabad; Pakistan Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum

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