Oviposition and reproductive performance of Habrobracon hebetor (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on six different pyralid host species

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dc.contributor.author Ghimire, Mukti N.
dc.contributor.author Phillips, Thomas W.
dc.date.accessioned 2014-10-20T14:14:01Z
dc.date.available 2014-10-20T14:14:01Z
dc.date.issued 2014-10-20
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2097/18384
dc.description Citation: Ghimire, M., & Phillips, T. (2014) Oviposition and Reproductive Performance of Habrobracon hebetor (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on Six Different Pyralid Host Species. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 107(4), 809-817. https://doi.org/10.1603/AN14046
dc.description.abstract Habrobracon hebetor Say (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is a gregarious ecto-parasitoid that attacks larvae of several species of Lepidoptera, mainly pyralid moths infesting stored products. Host quality strongly influences the reproductive success of the parasitoid. In this study, we assessed the reproductive performance of the parasitoid, H. hebetor in a series of laboratory experiments using six different pyralid host species: Indianmeal moth, Plodia interpunctella (Hübner), Mediterranean flour moth, Ephestia kuehniella (Zeller), almond moth, Ephestia cautella (Walker), rice moth, Corcyra cephalonica (Stainton), navel orangeworm, Amyelois transitella (Walker), and greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella L. Experiments were conducted using petri dishes (100 by 15 mm) as experimental arenas at 29 ± 1°C, 65 ± 5% relative humidity, and a photoperiod of 14:10 (L:D) h. Two-day-old H. hebetor females were introduced singly into experimental arenas and given a single host larva every day throughout their lifetime. The numbers of hosts paralyzed and parasitized, numbers of eggs laid each day on each host, egg-to-adult survivorship, and progeny sex ratio were used as parameters for assessing host suitability. Paralysis of hosts by H. hebetor females was significantly affected by host species. H. hebetor paralyzed >95% of the preferred host larvae that were offered and also used ≈90% of those for oviposition. Daily fecundity was highest on G. mellonella (22.1 ± 0.4) and C. cephalonica (21.6 ± 0.3), and lowest on E. cautella (13.4 ± 0.2). The egg-to-adult survivorship and progeny sex ratio were also significantly affected by the host species. The highest percentage of parasitoid survival was on A. transitella (75.7 ± 2.0) and C. cephalonica (75.4 ± 2.5), and lowest on G. mellonella (49.7 ± 4.8). Our studies clearly showed that H. hebetor females can paralyze and lay eggs on several pyralid species, but it cannot necessarily develop and reproduce optimally on all host species that it can paralyze and parasitize. en_US
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dc.relation.uri https://doi.org/10.1603/AN14046 en_US
dc.rights Permission to archive granted by Entomological Society of America, Aug. 22, 2014. This article is the copyright property of the Entomological Society of America and may not be used for any commercial or other private purpose without specific written permission of the Entomological Society of America. en_US
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dc.subject Stored-product pest en_US
dc.subject Biological control en_US
dc.subject Parasitoid en_US
dc.subject Reproduction en_US
dc.subject Host quality en_US
dc.title Oviposition and reproductive performance of Habrobracon hebetor (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on six different pyralid host species en_US
dc.type Text en_US
dc.date.published 2014 en_US
dc.citation.doi 10.1603/AN14046 en_US
dc.citation.epage 817 en_US
dc.citation.issn 0013-8746
dc.citation.issue 4 en_US
dc.citation.jtitle Annals of the Entomological Society of America en_US
dc.citation.spage 809 en_US
dc.citation.volume 107 en_US
dc.citation Ghimire, M., & Phillips, T. (2014) Oviposition and Reproductive Performance of Habrobracon hebetor (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on Six Different Pyralid Host Species. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 107(4), 809-817. https://doi.org/10.1603/AN14046
dc.contributor.authoreid mukti en_US
dc.contributor.authoreid twp1 en_US
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