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Ovipositional Orientation of an Aphidophagous Ladybird Beetle, Propylea dissecta (Mulsant)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2011

Omkar  and
Geetanjali Mishra
Omkar*
Affiliation:
Ladybird Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow-226 007, India
Geetanjali Mishra
Affiliation:
Ladybird Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow-226 007, India
*
E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

The ovipositional orientation of an aphidophagous ladybird beetle, Propylea dissecta (Mulsant) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in terms of geo- and photo-taxis, colour and texture of substrates was studied. The beetle exhibited a high preference for negatively geotactic substrates for oviposition. There was no clear preference for positively or negatively phototactic substrates. When studied in combination, it was observed that substrates that were negatively geotactic were preferred over other substrates regardless of the phototaxis. Red was highly preferred over the other 5 colours tested, and plastic was the substrate of choice for P. dissecta oviposition.

Keywords

ladybeetleorientationovipositioncolourgeotaxisphototaxistexturecoccinelleorientationovipositeurcouleurgéotaxiephototaxietexture
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International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 23 , Issue 3 , September 2003 , pp. 211 - 219
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Copyright © ICIPE 2003

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