Research Article

Functional Responses of Nephus arcuatus Kapur (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), the Most Important Predator of Spherical Mealybug Nipaecoccus viridis (Newstead)

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Proportion of N. viridis consumed by N. arcuatus in relation to prey density. L1: 1st instar larva, L2: 2nd instar larva, L3: 3rd instar larva, L4: 4th instar larva, M: male, and F: female. Symbols are observed data and lines were predicted by model.