Sexual Activity and Longevity of the Southern Green Stink Bug, Nezara viridula1,2
- 17 November 1969
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Annals of the Entomological Society of America
- Vol. 62 (6) , 1246-1247
- https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/62.6.1246
Abstract
Male Nezara viridula (L.) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) are the aggressive individuals in the mating process. Females attain sexual maturity earlier than males. Males are polygamous and females are polyandrous. Unmated adult males and females lived 6 and 2 times longer, respectively, than mated stink bugs. The average life span for virgin females was 60 days compared with 30 days for mated females. In starvation tests in the laboratory and field, females lived longer than the males.Keywords
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