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Demographic Parameters of Anthocoris minki Dohrn (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) Reared on Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), Faba Bean (Vicia faba L.) and Pea (Pisum sativum L.) as Egg Laying Media

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Anthocoris minki Dohrn (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) is used as a biological control agent of various agricultural pests. This study determined the effect of different egg laying materials, i.e., faba bean, common bean, and pea on population parameters of A. minki using age-stage, two-sex life table. The longest (34.45 d) and the shortest (21.32 d) adult longevity was noted on common bean and pea, respectively. Likewise, the highest (92%) and the lowest (69%) preadult survival rate was recorded on faba bean and pea, respectively. The highest fecundity (93.74 eggs/female) was noted on faba bean followed by common bean (43.95 eggs/female) and pea (48.69 eggs/female). Oviposition period remained unaffected, while higher oviposition days (22 d) were noted on faba bean compared with common bean (10 d) and pea (14 d). The shortest and the longest adult pre-oviposition period and total pre-ovipositional period were calculated for common bean and pea, respectively. The highest intrinsic rate of increase (r) (0.1159 d−1) and finite rate of increase (λ) (1.1229 d−1) were noted on common bean, while the lowest (r = 0.0939 d−1; λ = 1.0985 d−1) were noted on pea. Paired bootstrap analyses indicated that the highest net reproductive rate (R0) (43.12 offspring) was recorded on faba bean. Egg hatching rate significantly differed among plants (P < 0.01) and it was 80.50%, 71.10%, and 38.90% on common bean, faba bean and pea, respectively. It is concluded that faba bean would be the most suitable host for mass rearing of A. minki, while pea proved unsuitable.

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This manuscript has been prepared from the master’s thesis of Ilyas Rat. This study was funded by the Scientific Research Projects Commission of Harran University (HÜBAK Project No: 17174).

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Rat, İ., Mamay, M. Demographic Parameters of Anthocoris minki Dohrn (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) Reared on Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), Faba Bean (Vicia faba L.) and Pea (Pisum sativum L.) as Egg Laying Media. Neotrop Entomol 53, 531–540 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13744-024-01133-w

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