Larval nutrition-induced plasticity affects reproduction and gene expression of the ladybeetle, cryptolaemus montrouzieri

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• who: Jiaqin Xie from the Cmontrouzieri used in the experiments were obtained from a laboratory culture at Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. The ladybeetles were reared on citrus mealybugs, Planococcus citri maintained on pumpkin fruits at ambient conditions (T=, ± , °C, RH=, ± , %). Prior to the experiments, pairs of females and males were randomly collected from the stock culture and placed in individual Petri dishes (, mm × , mm) to oviposit. We used cotton as an oviposition substrate and collected eggs from the third to seventh day of adult life. The eggs were allowed to hatch in a climate chamber . . .
  

   

  

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