An evaluation on host discrimination and superparasitism in Trissolcus semistriatus (Nees, 1834) (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae), egg parasitoid of Eurygaster integriceps Put., 1881 (Hemiptera: Scutelleridae)
Abstract
Trissolcus semistriatus (Nees, 1834) (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) is the most common and important egg parasitoid of Eurygaster integricepsPut., 1881 (Hemiptera: Scutelleridae). This study was conducted to determine discrimination E. integricepseggs parasitized by either self or a conspecific female of T. semistriatusin choice and no-choice tests, and to establish effect of adult parasitoid density and host density on parasitism in the laboratory in 2016. Female parasitoids did not superparasitize self-parasitized host eggs. However, superparasitism of 18% (significantly lower than the 81% parasitism rate) of the eggs parasitized by another female occurred within 1 h of first parasitism. Superparasitism was significantly lower at 1% in no-choice tests than the 23% recorded in choice tests within 24 h of first parasitism. Parasitism significantly decreased with increasing host egg number, but parasitism did not change with increasing parasitoid density. Therefore, it is concluded that T. semistriatuscan discriminate between parasitized and unparasitized host eggs, with superparasitism infrequent when females encounter preparasitized host eggs within 48 h of first parasitism.
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Araştırma Makalesi
Yayımlanma Tarihi
4 Ekim 2018
Gönderilme Tarihi
2 Ağustos 2018
Kabul Tarihi
7 Kasım 2018
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2018 Cilt: 42 Sayı: 4
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https://doi.org/10.52547/jibs.9.2.343