Biology of the coconut bug Pseudotheraptus wayi on French Beans
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Date
1999Author
Egonyu, JP
Ekesi, S
Kabaru, J
Irungu, LW
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The coconut bug, Pseudotheraptus wayi Brown (Heteroptera: Coreidae), is a major pest of a
wide range of economically important crops in Eastern and Southern Africa. The suitability of
French beans, Phaseolus vulgaris L. (Fabales: Fabaceae) as an alternative food for mass rearing
of P. wayi was determined by elucidating its development, survival, and reproduction on French
bean pods in the laboratory. Development and survival of immatures on French beans was comparable
to what is reported with two hosts previously used for rearing this species, namely
coconut and cashew. Adults survived thrice longer and laid almost twice more eggs on the French
beans than was reported for the two hosts above. These findings suggest that French beans are
more suitable for mass rearing of this species than coconut and cashew, which have been used
previously but can be scarce and too costly.
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Biology of the coconut bug Pseudotheraptus wayi on French Beans. , JP, Egonyu, S Ekesi, J Kabaru, and LW Irungu , Journal of Insect Science , (Submitted) copy at http://profiles.uonbi.ac.ke/lirungu/publications/biology-coconut-bug-pseudotheraptus-wayi-french-beansPublisher
School of Biological Sciences