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The functional response ofCyrtorhinus lividipennis feeding on brown planthopper (BPH) and green leafhopper (GLH) eggs was found to be Holling’s Type II. The Random Predator Equation fitted the data satisfactorily. Using Manly’s preference index, α, both the male and femaleC. lividipennis were found to prefer BPH eggs. There was, however, no evidence of switching and the ratio of the respective searching efficiencies could account for the preference.
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Heong, K.L., Bleih, S. & Lazaro, A.A. Predation ofCyrtorhinus lividipennis Reuter on eggs of the green leafhopper and brown planthopper in rice. Res Popul Ecol 32, 255–262 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02512561
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