Evaluation of Artemia sp. (Branchiopoda, Artemiidae) as an alternative prey for laboratory rearing of Tupiocoris cucurbitaceus (Hemiptera: Miridae), a predator of horticultural pests

Tupiocoris cucurbitaceus (Spinola) (Hemiptera: Miridae) is a predator of whiteflies (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) present in several American countries. Rearing this bug requires the use of plants as ovipositional substrate and a prey to feed on to complete its development. Artemia sp. (Branchiopoda, Art...

• Main Authors: Lois, Marcelo, Carrizo, Paola Irene, Lopez, Silvia Noemí, Viscarret, Mariana Mabel
• Format: Online
• Language: eng; spa
• Published: Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias 2022
• Subjects: biological control; predatory bug; brine shrimp cysts; laboratory rearing; food resource; control biológico; chinche predadora; cistos de Artemia; cría en laboratorio; recurso alimenticio
• Online Access: https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/agris/article/view/32990