PREDATORY POTENTIAL OF CRYPTOLAEMUS MONTROUZIERI FOR COTTON MEALYBUG UNDER LABORATORY CONDITIONS - A. Ghafoor; I. Saba; M. S. Khan; H. A. Farooq; Zubaida; I. Amjad (Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences, 2011)
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: journal article; Biological control; Cryptolaemus montrouzieri; Mealybug; Faisalabad; Pakistan