Effects of age and host availability on reproduction of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Trioxys angelicae</Emphasis> Haliday (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) parasitizing <Emphasis Type="Italic">Aphis fabae</Emphasis> Scopoli (Hemiptera: Aphididae) |
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| Authors: | Majid Mahmoudi Ahad Sahragard Jalal Jalali Sendi |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran; |
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| Abstract: | Laboratory studies were conducted to determine the effects of Trioxys angelicae Haliday (Hym.: Braconidae) age and host density (Aphis fabae Scopoli) (Hem.: Aphididae) on selected attributes of parasitoid reproductive biology. The number of hosts parasitized per
day was used as an estimate of wasp fecundity. Parasitoid longevity was not affected by host density and at host densities
of 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 15, 20, 30, 40 or 60 aphids per day; the parasitoids lived an average of 8.96 ± 0.82 days at 21°C. At host
densities of ≤20 aphids per day, lifetime fecundity of a single Trioxys angelicae female was limited by the number of hosts available. Lifetime fecundity was highest with an average of 158.14 ± 20.33 at
a density of 30 aphids per day; the maximum number of aphids parasitized by any female was 235. Daily fecundity and sex ratio
were affected by parasitoid age and host density. Age-specific fecundity at different host densities fitted well to a nonlinear
model. In conclusion, the fecundity and female progeny production of Trioxys angelicae as an important biological control agent of A. fabae is influenced by host availability. |
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