Laboratory Biology and Rearing of Leiophron uniformis (Gahan) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a Parasite of Lygus spp. (Hemiptera: Miridae)
- 15 May 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Annals of the Entomological Society of America
- Vol. 74 (3) , 334-337
- https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/74.3.334
Abstract
Leiophron uniformis (Gahan) attacked all five host (Lygus hesperus Knight) nymphal instars, successfully parasitizing instars 1 through 4. Time to parasite emergence increased when younger instars were attacked. Parasite larvae emerged from host instar 3 through adult. The most cocoons per female parasite were produced when host instars 2 or 3 were attacked. All host instars yielded similar numbers of female offspring per female parasite. No increase in offspring per female parent was found when nymphs were exposed for periods greater than 1 h. The most cocoons per female parasite were obtained when 75 hosts per parasite female were exposed. There was no increase in female offspring with more than 50 hosts per parasite female. A successful rearing procedure was developed with the aid of these data.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
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