author(s)
SH Mhaske, SS Shetgar and RB Dake

abstract
The consumption capacity of 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd instar larvae of C. zastrowi sillemi on 2^nd instar nymphs of different preys viz, Aphis gossypii, Phenacoccus solenopsis, Maconellicoccus hirsutus revealed that each predator larva consumed 353.37 A. gossypii in 11.36 days, 135.45 P. solenopsis in 12.87 days and 89.56 M. hirsutus in 12.61 days.