INFLUENCE OF GENETIC CHANGES AND OTHER VARIABLES ON THE ENCAPSULATION OF PARASITES BY HYPHANTRIA CUNEA
- 1 July 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Canadian Entomologist
- Vol. 108 (7) , 673-684
- https://doi.org/10.4039/ent108673-7
Abstract
The percentage encapsulation of its common insect parasites by Hyphantria cunea Drury was measured in natural populations in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia over a period of 17 years, and the variables affecting encapsulation were studied in laboratory experiments. Percentage encapsulation varied with the species, stage, and activity of the parasite, and the stage and genetic strain of the host. Differences in encapsulation from area to area and particularly from year to year were closely related to short-term changes in the genetic constitution of the host population resulting from natural selection pressures. The application of these results to biological control and to population modeling is discussed briefly. L’auteur mesura le pourcentage d’encapsulation des insectes parasites communs de Hyphantria cunea Drury en populations naturelles au Nouveau-Brunswick et en Nouvelle-Écosse durant 17 ans, et il étudia les variables affectant l’encapsulation lors d’expériences au laboratoire. Le pourcentage d’encapsulation variait selon les espèces le stade de développement, l’activité du parasite, et le stade et la lignée génétique de l’hôte. Les différences d’encapsulation de région en région et particulièrement d’année en année étaient en relation étroite avec les changements à court terme de la constitution génétique de la population des hôtes résultant de pressions naturelles de sélection. L’auteur discute brièvement de la façon d’appliquer ces résultats à la lutte biologique et au mode de formation des populations.Keywords
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