Effect of the combination floral and diet resources on development of big-eyed bug Geocoris ochropterus (Fieber) (Hemiptera: Geocoridae) at different temperature

The big-eyed bug, Geocoris ochropterus Fieber, is a polyphagous predator. Although there have been many publications on the rearing of big-eyed bugs by using other insects, their ability to use flowers as a source of nutrition or habitat has not been previously reported. The diets included Zinnia elegans (A), 10% honey solution (B), ant pupae and Zinnia elegans (C), mealybug and Zinnia elegans (D) treatments at 10°C, 20°C, and 30°C. Significant differences in survival rates were observed among the diets when the nymphs reached the 1st and 2nd instars at 10°C. Significant differences in growth and development indicators of big-eyed were found among the treatments during the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th molts at 30°C. Additionally, body size and dry weight of adult G. ochropterus grown on different diets were measured at 20°C and 30°C. At 20°C, male body size parameters did not significantly differ among the diets, except for head width. At 30°C, body length and dry weight of males showed signi..., Insects
Geocoris ochropterus was collected in Cu Chi district, Ho Chi Minh city and reared in the laboratory (Chau et al., 2021, 2023) using ant pupae Oecophylla smaragdina as food source to collect eggs for experiments.
Diets resources
The diets used ant pupae Oecophylla smaragdina (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) purchased from Minh Nhat fishing shop, Cu Chi district, Ho Chi Minh City store in Thu Dau Mot, Binh Duong province, Vietnam. Adult mealybugs Planococcus citri were reared and maintained on fresh pumpkins in the laboratory. Flowers of common zinnia (Zinnia elegans) were choose (Han et al., 2024) and grown from seeds sown in 50 x 50 cm polybags. The plants flowered prolifically and produced florets throughout the experiment. Honey was purchased from the supermarket (U Minh honey – Viethoney) and diluted with water.
Experiment design
The experiment was conducted in the XINGCHEN GZX-150B growth chamber from April to August 2023. Newly hatched first-instar G. ochropterus were separately ..., , # Data from: Effect of the combination floral and diet resources on development of big-eyed bug Geocoris ochropterus (Fieber) (Hemiptera: Geocoridae) at different temperature

[https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.x95x69pw1](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.x95x69pw1)

## Description of the data and file structure

### Files and variables

Data file showing number of days to molt, total number of days to survive, number of males and females, total number of eggs laid, and size and weight of big-eyed bugs across four different food sources at 10, 20, and 30 degrees Celsius, respectively. The cells with \"-\" indicate not applicable.

## Code/software

Software for data analysis: SPSS 22.0

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