Influence of food quantity on the stadial period of Rhynocoris fuscipes Fabricius (Heteroptera: Reduviidae)

Studies on the influence of food quantity on the stadial period of Rhynocoris fuscipes using the prey, Odontotermes obesus Rambur showed that food rationing affected the stadial period. The bugs placed on different levels of ration took longer periods for completing development than those fed to satiation.