Hogervorst, Petra A. M. and Wäckers, Felix L. and Carette, A.-C.
and Romeis, Jörg (2008) The importance of honeydew as food for
larvae of Chrysoperla carnea in the presence of aphids. Journal
of Applied Entomology, 132 (1). pp. 18-25. ISSN 0931-2048Full
text not available from this repository. Larvae of the common
green lacewing Chrysoperla carnea are predacious and feed on a
wide range of small, soft-bodied arthropods. In addition to
their feeding on prey arthropods to cover their nutritional
requirements for growth and development, the consumption of non-
prey foods such as honeydew has been reported. It is commonly
believed that these food supplements are primarily exploited by
the larvae when prey is scarce or of low nutritional quality.
Here, we assess whether C. carnea larvae also use honeydew when
high-quality aphid prey are readily available. In a choice
experiment, the feeding behaviour of C. carnea larvae was
observed in the presence of both aphids and honeydew. The larvae
were starved, aphid-fed, or