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Biology of Metioche vittaticollis (Stål) (Orthoptera: Gryllidae), a predator of rice pests

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

E. G. Rubia  and
B. M. Shepard
E. G. Rubia
Affiliation:
Entomology Department, The International Rice Research Institute, P.O. Box 933, Manila, Philippines
B. M. Shepard
Affiliation:
Entomology Department, The International Rice Research Institute, P.O. Box 933, Manila, Philippines
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Abstract

The biology of the predacious cricket Metioche vittaticollis (Stål) collected from rice in the Philippines was studied in the laboratory and greenhouse. The cricket preyed on the eggs of a range of insect pests of rice including Chilo suppressalis (Walker), Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guenée), Hydrellia philippina Ferino, Mythimna separata (Walker) and to a lesser extent on the eggs of Leptocorisa oratorius (F.). There was no predation on the eggs of Scirpophaga incertulas (Walker).

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 77 , Issue 4 , December 1987 , pp. 669 - 676
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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