~ 1060 ~ Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2016; 4(4): 1060-1067 E-ISSN: 2320-7078 P-ISSN: 2349-6800 JEZS 2016; 4(4): 1060-1067 © 2016 JEZS Received: 16-05-2016 Accepted: 17-06-2016 Muhammad Qasim Kakar Department of Agriculture Extension, Balochistan, Pakistan. Iqbal Hussain Department of Agriculture, Gilgit, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan. Arif Shah Balochistan Agriculture College Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. Farman Ullah Department of Plant Protection, the University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan. Syed Abdul Sadiq Department of Agriculture Extension, Balochistan, Pakistan. Abdul Razaq Nasar Department of Agriculture Extension, Balochistan, Pakistan. Abdul Rasheed Khiliji Department of Agriculture Extension, Balochistan, Pakistan. Correspondence Muhammad Qasim Kakar Department of Agriculture Extension, Balochistan, Pakistan. Rearing of Chrysoperla carnea (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) on Facticious & artificial diet and its impact on the reproductive potential of the adult female Muhammad Qasim Kakar, Iqbal Hussain, Arif Shah, Farman Ullah, Syed Abdul Sadiq, Abdul Razaq Nasar and Abdul Rasheed Khiliji Abstract Studies were conducted to find out the effects of different diets (Factitious + Artificial B) on the survival of C. carnea and to determine the impact of these diets on the reproductive potential and longevity of the adult female. The 1 st instar larvae of C. carnea were released into the factitious/artificial diets place in Petri dishes kept at room temperature ranging from 25-30 Ċ. Five different foods viz eggs of sitrotoga cerealella, artificial diet A, B and chicken liver were provided to the larvae of C. carnea. Maximum larval duration (24.9 days) in artificial diet A, followed by artificial diet B (23.9 days) and chicken liver (23.2 days) was recorded whereas minimum larval duration was recorded in the mix diet of factitious + artificial diet B but statistically all the diets were at par. The percent hatchability was high (86.5%) in mix diet of factitious + artificial B while minimum hatchability 75% and 75.5% was observed in artificial diet A and chicken liver respectively with similar statistical values. Highest pupal duration (15.4 days) and 14.6 days) was recorded in artificial diet A and B with similar statistical value whereas lowest pupal duration period (10.9 days) was recorded in mix diet of (factitious + artificial B). The reproductive period of adult female (6.3 days) was high in (factitious + artificial B) followed by factitious diet (4.8 days). The minimum reproductive period (2.4), (2.7) and (3.3 days) was observed in artificial diet A, B and chicken liver respectively with similar statistical values. Highest longevity period (12.5days) and 12.1 days) and (10.1days) were observed in mix diet, factitious and chicken liver whereas minimum longevity period was (4.2 days) and (5.4days) observed in artificial diet A and B respectively with similar statistical values. Keywords: Chrysoperla carnea, Facticious & artificial diet, reproductive potential, female 1. Introduction Chrysoperla carnea (Stephens) or green lacewing is voracious predator of eggs and small larvae of all the lepidopterous pests, aphids, jassids, fruit borers and mealy bugs, it has an advantage over egg parasitoids that it can feed on both egg and larval stage of pests and also its hosts range is much broader. The adult has bright green or yellowish brown body with green wing veins, often tinged with brown orange and red color. The head bear large compound eyes which are iridescent and a pair of long, filliform antennae longer than the body. The wing venation is more complicated with more branching and cross veins. The eggs are laid in cluster and are provided with elongated pedicles, which are fixed to leaves and other objects. The larvae have short, broad body with well-developed sickle-like mandibles and maxillae. Numerous hooked hairs are present on the surface of the abdomen and the larvae usually conceal their identity by covering themselves with the remain of their prey [1] . Over the past years of research on nutrition of entomophages, there have been several reports of diets for An artificial diet based rearing system would be useful only if the targeted entomophage were able to meet criteria such as high kill rates, good search qualities, and proven non- destructiveness to other beneficial orthropods or crop plants. Chrysoperla spp. which are highly generalist predators, meets all of these criteria. Chrysoperla spp. However, the commercially available chrysoperla spp. are all produced on factitious host such as eggs of Sitotroga cerealella (O.) (Lepidoptera: Tineidae) or Ephestia kuehniella, making these predators too expensive for use in large scale open field agricultural settings. Considerable progress has been made in the manipulation of Chrysoperla spp. Colonies for augmentative purposes [2, 3] .