Effects of eucalyptus oil odor treatment provided to adults of Dysdercus koenigii (Fabr.) (Heteroptera: Pyrrhocoridae) on the insect's reproductive and subsequent postembryonic developmental programs

• Published in: Zeitschrift fuer angewandte Zoologie Vol. 78
• Main Authors: Srivastava S.K, Krishna S.S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 1991
• Subjects: aceites vegetales; botanical insecticides; dysdercus koenigii; eucalyptus; huile vegetale; insecticidas de origen vegetal; insecticide d' origine vegetale; plant oils

The eggs of Argas (A.) reflexus (Fabricius, 1794) were kept at temperature of 25 degrees C and at relative humidity (RH) of 90% from 1, 5-6, 8-10 and 21-25 day of the embryonic development. The highest percentage of dead embryos (10.9) was observed in experiments, in which the eggs were incubated at...