The significance of copulation ages of male and female Tetranychus urticae (Acarina: Tetranychidae) on the maternal fecundity and longevity, and progeny sex ratio and hatching rate
Shih, C.-Ing, T.; Pai, K.-Fang
Zhonghua Kunchong 14(3): 291-305
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 0258-462X
Accession: 009625733
The male-ages at mating (1, 4, 7 or 10 days old) and the sequence (the lst or 2nd mating) of copulation of female of two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae, did not significantly affect the oviposition period, longevity, and the reproductive rate of female and egg-hatching rate.