Tendency and consequences of superparasitism for the parasitoid Ooencyrtus pityocampae (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) in parasitizing a new laboratory host, Philosamia ricini (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae)

Title:

Tendency and consequences of superparasitism for the parasitoid Ooencyrtus pityocampae (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) in parasitizing a new laboratory host, Philosamia ricini (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae)

Creator:

Tunca, Hilal, Buradino, Maurane, Colombel Etty-Ambre, and Tabone, Elisabeth

Identifier:

https://cdk.lib.cas.cz/client/handle/uuid:4a165c61-1ee7-4b92-b321-2e1256a5a81c
uuid:4a165c61-1ee7-4b92-b321-2e1256a5a81c
issn:1210-5759
doi:10.14411/eje.2016.006

Subject:

Zoologie, blanokřídlí, motýli, Hymenoptera, butterflies, Encyrtidae, Ooencyrtus pityocampae, Lepidoptera, Saturniidae, Philosamia ricini, self-superparasitism, host density, female age, offspring fitness, 2, and 59

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article, články, journal articles, model:article, and TEXT

Format:

print, počítač, and online zdroj

Description:

The tendency for self-superparasitism and it's effects on the quality of the parasitoid Ooencyrtus pityocampae (Mercet) (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) in parasitizing a new laboratory host, Philosamia ricini (Danovan) (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae), were investigated. In this study, female parasitoids of various ages (1-, 3- and 5-day-old) were tested individually. Parasitoids were provided with 1-day-old P. ricini eggs at ratios of 5, 10, 20, 30 and 40 host eggs per wasp. The tendency to superparasitize was dependent on the female's age and host density. Five-day-old females showed a strong tendency to superparasitize at low host densities. The development time of wasps in superparasitized eggs was longer than that of wasps in singly parasitized eggs. The size and longevity of adult parasitoids decreased significantly with superparasitism. This work contributes to the development of an efficient mass rearing and laboratory rearing of the parasitoid O. pityocampae using a new host., Hilal Tunca, Maurane Buradino, Etty-Ambre Colombel, Elisabeth Tabone., and Obsahuje bibliografii

Language:

English

Rights:

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
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Source:

European Journal of Entomology | 2016 Volume:113

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CDK

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