ASPECTOS BIOLÓGICOS DE Ceraeochrysa everes (NEUROPTERA: CHRYSOPIDAE) ALIMENTADA COM COCHONILHA-ROSADA-DO-HIBISCO

Anne Caroline Bezerra dos Santos; Adriano Soares Rêgo; Raimunda Nonata Santos de Lemos; Gabriel Silva Dias; Gislane da Silva  Lopes

doi:10.1590/1983-21252022v35n212rc

Authors

Anne Caroline Bezerra dos Santos Graduate Program in Agroecology, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão, São Luís, MA https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7191-1077
Adriano Soares Rêgo Graduate Program in Agroecology, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão, São Luís, MA https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5950-0104
Raimunda Nonata Santos de Lemos Graduate Program in Agroecology, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão, São Luís, MA https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4926-5862
Gabriel Silva Dias Undergraduate Student in Agronomy, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão, São Luís, MA https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6740-6054
Gislane da Silva Lopes Departament of Plant Production and Plant Health, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão, São Luís, MA https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5155-6477

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1983-21252022v35n212rc

Keywords:

Biological control. Green lacewing. Invasive pest. Maconellicoccus hirsutus.

Abstract

The invasive pink hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), is a pest that threatens the production of fruits, vegetable, and ornamental plants in Brazil. It is a phytophagous insect with a wide range of hosts; thus, there is an increasing demand for sustainable environmental-friendly control methods, such as biological control. This study aimed to investigate biological parameters of Ceraeochrysa everes (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) fed on 2^ndinstar nymphs of M. hirsutus and eggs of Ephestia (Anagasta) kuehniella (Zeller) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). The duration of the immature stages of C. everes was longer when the predator was fed on 2^nd instar nymphs of M. hirsutus, compared to the control (E. kuehniella). The survival rate of immature C. everes was 82.5% and 100% when fed on 2^nd instar nymphs of M. hirsutus and eggs of E. kuehniella, respectively. The type of food resource offered at the larval stage affected the pre-oviposition, oviposition, and post-oviposition periods and the longevity of C. everes females. Adult females C. everes from immature individuals fed an exclusive diet of E. kuehniella eggs had longer oviposition, fecundity (daily and total), fertility, and post-oviposition periods and longevity. Ceraeochrysa everes has the capacity for predation, development, and reproduction while having 2^nd instar nymphs of M. hirsutus as food resource. Therefore, C. everes has a promising potential for controlling M. hirsutus.

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