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Queiroz,Ana Paula de; Bueno,Adeney de Freitas; Pomari-Fernandes,Aline; Bortolotto,Orcial Ceolin; Mikami,Adriana Yatiem; Olive,Lopes. |
ABSTRACT We evaluated the influence of host preference, mating, and release density on Telenomus remus (Nixon, 1937) (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae) parasitizing eggs of Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith, 1797) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). First, we tested host preference of T. remus (free choice test) offered a choice between eggs of Corcyra cephalonica (Stainton, 1865) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) and S. frugiperda. Parasitism capacity and host preference (S. frugiperda) of T. remus reared on either of the two hosts did not differ. Secondly, we evaluated the influence of mating behavior of T. remus females on its parasitism. Only the offspring sex ratio differed between treatments, indicating that the species reproduces by parthenogenesis of the arrhenotoky type.... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Arrhenotokous parthenogenesis; Optimal number; Phenological stages; Preimaginal conditioning. |
Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262017000100086 |
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