Olfactory Response of Ladybird Beetle, Coccinella septempunctata L. (Coccinellidae: Coleoptera) towards Aphids and their Host Plants
Olfactory Response of Ladybird Beetle, Coccinella septempunctata L. (Coccinellidae: Coleoptera) towards Aphids and their Host Plants
Azhar Abbas Khan1,*, Arif Muhammad Khan2 and Muhammad Afzal3
Fig 1
Olfactory response of C. septempunctata towards different host plants and insect pests. All the host plants and prey showed significant difference as compared to control. Brassica and wheat in combination with aphids found more attractive to C. septempunctata at P ≤ 0.001.
Fig 2
Olfactory response of C. septempunctata in relation to observation times towards different host plants and insect pests. A significant increase in beetle’s movement observed with every next observation hour at P ≤ 0.001.
August 2017
Vol. 49, Iss. 4, Pages 1151-1546
