Reproductive ecology entails relating the physiology and behavior of an organism to its
environment and the community in which it lives. Terrestrial predatory Heteroptera (including …

Light wavelength and intensity are physical factors that can affect arthropod development
and reproduction. The present study examined the development, reproduction and …

Seasonal development and ecology of Anthocoridae are reviewed. Most of 500–600
species in the family are predacious or zoo-phytophagous, and a few other species are …

RESUMO O objetivo desse trabalho foi avaliar a biologia de Orius insidiosus alimentado
com ovos de Plutella xylostella e Anagasta kuehniella. Os insetos foram provenientes da …

Abstract Effects of photoperiod on reproduction and longevity of Podisus nigrispinus
(Dallas)(Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) were assessed under seven different photophases (10 …

Short-day induced reproductive diapause makes supplementary lighting indispensable to
the use of thrips predator Orius majusculus (Reuter) for biological control in greenhouses …

Abstract Development time of immatures, fecundity, longevity and egg hatching of the
predatory bug Macrolophus pygmaeus were studied over three years under artificial lighting …

Abstract Effects of photoperiod on development, survival, feeding, and oviposition of boll
weevils, Anthonomus grandis grandis Boheman, were assessed under five different …

Three different photoperiodic regimes, 24h light (LL), 24h dark (DD) and 12h light: 12h dark
(LD) were used to assess the development of hide beetle, Dermestes maculates in dried …

Individuals of different species sometimes mate in nature, and such behavior often carries
costs, such as wasted gametes and inviable offspring. One context in which interspecific …