title: Life cycle and reproductive parameters of Clerada apicicornis signoret (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae) under laboratory conditions.
abstract: The life cycle of Clerada apicicornis was determined under laboratory conditions. Mean development times in days were: egg 27.2, nymph I 12.5, nymph II 12, nymph III 13.4, nymph IV 16.4, nymph V 26. The life expectancy of adults ranged from 117 to 317 days (mean 196 days). Based on a cohort of 29 females of C. apicicornis, a horizontal life table was constructed. The following predictive parameters were obtained: net rate of reproduction (Ro = 48.31), intrinsic rate of population increase (r(m) = 0.153), generation time (Tc = 28.20 weeks), and finite rate of population increment (lambda = 1.16). The reproductive value (Vx) for each age class of the cohort females was calculated. The following observed parameters were calculated after mortality in each stage: net rate of reproduction (R'o=13.4), intrinsic rate of population increase (r c' =0.09 ), and finite rate of population increment (lambda' =1.1). The generation time (Tc' =27.4) was estimated using the methods of Laughlin and Bengstron. A vertical life table was elaborated and mortality was described for one generation of the cohort.
authors: Laboratorio de Entomología, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Santa Fe de Bogotá, Colombia. ecardenas95@latinmail.com
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Cárdenas
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Morales
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Torres
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006430:Hemiptera / Q000254:growth & development*; D008018:Life Cycle Stages; D008297:Male; D011157:Population Dynamics