Crisopídeos são insetos pertencentes a ordem Neuroptera. Os adultos se alimentam de pólen, néctar e honeydew secretado por alguns hemípteros. São predadores em sua fase larval sendo encontrados várias culturas interesse económico, possuindo como presas principais lagartas neonatas, pulgões, cochonilha, moscasbrancas, psilídeos, tripes ácaros, contribuindo dessa forma no controle biológico natur...

Abstract Background Chrysoperla carnea (Stephens) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) is an illustrious predator that performs cannibalism upon facing small and defenseless conspecifics. Eating preference of C. larvae was investigated between conspecific host ( Sitotroga cerealella ) eggs. Early instars express significant toward eggs over Experiments were carried out to examine the role neighbors in exe...

Green lacewings (Chrysopidae) are important predators in agroecosystems. Frequently there studies which treat these beneficial insects at family level as a whole. This approach, despite its practical advantages, may, however, include many species with markedly different life history traits. As green also rather diverse their chemical ecology, treating several within one unit may lead to confusi...