Differential parasitism performance and host adaptability of key biocontrol Eretmocerus species against two major whitefly pests
Crop Protection,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 107212 - 107212
Published: March 1, 2025
Language: Английский
Parasitoid biology in the Anthropocene: It is getting harder to make a living from parasitism
Current Opinion in Insect Science,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 101361 - 101361
Published: March 1, 2025
Language: Английский
“Hostbusters”: The Bacterial Endosymbiont Wolbachia of the Parasitoid Wasp Habrobracon hebetor Improves Its Ability to Parasitize Lepidopteran Hosts
Insects,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
16(5), P. 464 - 464
Published: April 28, 2025
Habrobracon
hebetor
is
a
globally
acknowledged
larval
ectoparasitoid
that
widely
used
to
control
lepidopteran
pests.
Wolbachia
natural
endosymbiont
regulates
various
aspects
of
the
insect
host
biology.
The
ability
H.
paralyze
and
develop
on
larvae
from
five
families
was
tested
under
laboratory
conditions.
Two
lines
wasp
were
used,
“W+”
containing
naturally
occurring
supergroup
B,
“W−”,
with
eradicated
by
antibiotic
treatment,
followed
propagation
20
subsequent
generations.
proportions
in
which
paralysis,
as
well
parasitoid
oviposition,
larval,
pupal,
adult
development
observed,
usually
higher
W+
compared
W−.
In
Loxostege
sticticalis,
differences
these
indices
not
statistically
significant.
Galleria
mellonella,
Mamestra
brassicae,
Ostrinia
nubilalis,
some
parasitism
significantly
than
Bombyx
mori
Plutella
xylostella,
could
complete
its
life
cycle,
but
levels
at
initial
steps
(from
paralysis
symptoms
presence
larvae/pupae
parasitoid)
2–5
times
lower
W−
(p
<
0.01).
It
can
be
suggested
advantageous
for
hebetor,
it
increases
success
broad
range
hosts.
Language: Английский
A Review of Biological Control One Decade after the Sorghum Aphid (Melanaphis sorghi) Outbreak
Plants,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
13(20), P. 2873 - 2873
Published: Oct. 14, 2024
is
a
pest
that
native
to
Africa
but
now
distributed
worldwide.
In
2013,
its
destructive
capacity
was
demonstrated
when
it
devastated
sorghum
crops
in
the
United
States
and
Mexico,
making
new
of
economic
importance
North
America.
At
time,
phytosanitary
authorities
both
countries
recommended
use
pesticides
control
outbreak,
biological
products
for
management
this
were
not
known.
response
outbreak
Language: Английский
An Evaluation of the Effects of Delayed Parasitism on Daily and Lifetime Fecundity of Aphidius ervi Haliday
Vincenzo Trotta,
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Paolo Fanti,
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Roberto Rosamilia
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et al.
Insects,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(1), P. 3 - 3
Published: Dec. 24, 2024
The
study
of
parasitoid
reproductive
behaviour
is
crucial
to
understanding
how
parasitoids
influence
host
population
dynamics,
and
the
strategies
used
by
maximize
their
success.
Studying
optimizes
its
resources
important
as
it
provides
information
improve
efficiency
a
biological
control
programme.
Many
studies
have
been
carried
out
on
Aphidius
ervi
assess
foraging
parasitoid,
but
age
affects
still
poorly
understood.
In
present
study,
time
elapsed
between
adult
emergence
first
oviposition
in
A.
was
evaluated.
Correlations
size
other
fitness
components
were
also
investigated.
Our
results
show
senescence
associated
with
loss
capacity,
late
field
release
reduces
total
parasitism.
We
observed
parasitization
rhythm
independent
age.
Possible
explanations
for
phenomena
are
discussed.
Language: Английский