| dc.description.abstract | Papaya mealybug, Paracoccus marginatus, is a new invasive pest causing heavy damage on papaya in Indonesia since 2008. One of its natural enemies found in the field was a lady beetle Curinus coeruleus.Studies were conducted in laboratory with the objectives to determine life history and life table parameters as well as predation rate on the papaya mealybug. Our studies revealed that eggs of C. coeruleus hatched in 7,00 days. Development of larval instar I took 6,06 days, instar II 5,5 days, instar III 6,11 days, and instar IV 8, 43 days. The pupal stage was 6,66 days. The longevity of male adult was 49,08 days, while of female was 76,99 days. | en |
