Response of chrysopids (Neuroptera) to larval tracks of aphidophagous coccinellids (Coleoptera)

Response of chrysopids (Neuroptera) to larval tracks of aphidophagous coccinellids (Coleoptera)

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Choice tests showed that tracks left by coccinellid larvae have generally little effect on oviposition site selection by chrysopid females.Fresh tracks of first instar larvae of the coccinellid species Coccinella Unite Warriors septempunctata, Cycloneda limbifer, Leis dimidiata and Semiadalia undecimnotata, did not deter females of the chrysopid Chrysopa oculata from laying eggs.Females of Chrysopa perla avoided ovipositing only on substrates with Mechanical 3D Puzzles tracks of L.dimidiata larvae.