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Reproductive biology of Lygus hesperus Knight: II. Biology of the lygus bug sex pheromone

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  • Strong, Frank E.
  • Sheldahl, J. A.
  • Hughes, P. R.
  • Hussein, Esmat M. K.

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Studies on the reproduction biology of Lygus hesperus demonstrated that most adults first mated when they were 8 days old. The mating act lasted about 2½ minutes. Males could mate once per day for 6 consecutive days, but females only mated three times at 6-day intervals. One mating enables a female to oviposite viable eggs for the remainder of her life, which lasted an average of 38 days.

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  • Strong, Frank E. & Sheldahl, J. A. & Hughes, P. R. & Hussein, Esmat M. K., 1970. "Reproductive biology of Lygus hesperus Knight: II. Biology of the lygus bug sex pheromone," Hilgardia, California Agricultural Experiment Station, vol. 40(4).
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:hilgar:381583
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