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 ,大眼长蝽（Geocoris ochropterus Fieber）是一种多食性捕食性天敌。尽管此前已有诸多利用其他昆虫饲养大眼长蝽的研究报道，但该物种利用花卉作为营养来源或栖息场所的能力尚未见诸报道。本实验设置4种饲喂处理：百日菊（Zinnia elegans，A组）、10%蜂蜜溶液（B组）、蚁蛹+百日菊（C组）、粉蚧+百日菊（D组），并分别在10℃、20℃、30℃三个温度下开展实验。在10℃条件下，若虫进入1龄和2龄阶段时，不同饲喂组的存活率存在显著差异。在30℃条件下，第2、3、4、5次蜕皮阶段，大眼长蝽的生长发育指标在各组间均存在显著差异。此外，本研究在20℃和30℃条件下，测定了不同饲喂组羽化后成虫的体型大小与干重。在20℃条件下，除头宽外，雄虫的体型参数在各组间均无显著差异；在30℃条件下，雄虫的体长与干重呈显著……。 昆虫学相关研究 大眼长蝽（Geocoris ochropterus）采集于越南胡志明市古芝县，此前由Chau等人（2021, 2023）以黄猄蚁（Oecophylla smaragdina）蛹为食进行室内饲养，本实验通过其繁殖获取卵源。 饲料资源 本实验所用饲料包括：购自越南平阳省Thu Dau Mot市古芝区分店Minh Nhat渔具店的黄猄蚁蛹（膜翅目：蚁科）；在室内以新鲜南瓜饲养繁殖的成虫态柑橘粉蚧（Planococcus citri）；从种子播种于50×50 cm营养袋中培育的普通百日菊（Zinnia elegans）花卉，该植株开花繁茂，实验期间可持续产生头状花序；购自超市的U Minh蜂蜜（Viethoney品牌），经蒸馏水稀释后使用。 实验设计 本实验于2023年4月至8月在XINGCHEN GZX-150B型人工气候箱中开展。将刚孵化的1龄大眼长蝽单头……。 # 数据来源：《不同温度下花卉与饲料组合对大眼长蝽Geocoris ochropterus（Fieber，半翅目：长蝽科）生长发育的影响》 https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.x95x69pw1 ## 数据与文件结构说明 ### 文件与变量 本数据文件记录了4种食物来源下，大眼长蝽在10℃、20℃、30℃三个温度梯度下的蜕皮天数、总存活天数、雌雄个体数、总产卵量以及体型与干重指标。表格中标记为“-”的单元格代表无对应数据。 ## 分析软件 数据分析所用软件：SPSS 22.0