Wasp Parasite (Nasonia vitripennis) Survival on Its House Fly Host (Musca domestica) Reared on Various Foods1
- 1 November 1966
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Annals of the Entomological Society of America
- Vol. 59 (6) , 1031-1038
- https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/59.6.1031
Abstract
A study was made of survival of the wasp parasite Nasonia vitripennis Walker on its house fly host, Musca domestica L., reared on different foods. Some of these foods included liver, soya, brewers' yeast, milk, goat and cow manure, CSMA (Chemical Specialties Manufacturers Association) medium, and these used in various combinations. In addition, bactericides (penicillium, streptomycin, formalin, and hydrogen peroxide) were added to the larval host food to change, or at least modify, the microflora. The results demonstrated that host nutrition may cause changes of up to 4 times normal level in parasite reproduction, and that there are differential responses by parasite adults and parasite larvae to the same hosts.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: