Effect of larval diet on the performance of the predator <i>Chrysoperla carnea</i> Stephens (Neuropt., Chrysopidae)

Abstract

Abstract: Chrysoperla carnea larval diet exerts a significant effect on the rate of development, survival, cocoon weight and the fecundity of the adult females. For this predator, Pieris brassicae L. eggs proved to be as important a prey as aphids, and, although Drosophila melanogaster pupae and adults were accepted as prey, they proved to be relatively inferior as a prey source.