Reproductive biology of Lygus hesperus Knight: I. Laboratory studies on lygus reproduction

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

Hilgardia, 1970, vol. 40, issue 4

Abstract: 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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Date: 1970
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