Is the parasitization rate of<Emphasis Type="Italic">Diaeretiella rapae</Emphasis> influenced when<Emphasis Type="Italic">Brevicoryne brassicae</Emphasis> feeds on<Emphasis Type="Italic">brassica</Emphasis> plants? |
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| Authors: | Selime Ölmez Bayhan M Rifat Ulusoy Erol Bayhan |
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| Institution: | 1.Plant Protection Division, Agricultural Faculty,Dicle University,Diyarbakir,Turkey;2.Plant Protection Division, Agricultural Faculty,?ukurova University,Adana,Turkey;3.Plant Protection Division, Agricultural Faculty,Trakya University,Tekirda?,Turkey |
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| Abstract: | The development time and parasitization rate ofDiaeretiella rapae (M’Intosh) onBrevicoryne brassicae (L.) feeding on differentBrassica cultivars was studied in the laboratory at 20°C. The shortest development time from egg to adult parasitoid was 11.6 days
on cabbage cv. ‘Yalova 1’ and the longest was 12.1 days on turnip cv. ‘Antep’ and rapeseed cv. local variety. Females lived
significantly longer than males on the host plants used in the study. Females and males had the shortest longevity on rapeseed
at 11.1 and 5.1 days, respectively. The highest percent parasitism ofB. brassicae byD. rapae was found on cabbage (40.20%), and the lowest was recorded on turnip (32.64%). Our results demonstrate that parasitism rate
could be influenced by the plant quality, probably due to the nutritional status of the aphids or to toxic compounds ingested
through the plant. Cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli were found to be suitable plants for the parasitoid, considering the
development time of pre-adults, and the parasitization rate ofD. rapae onB. brassicae.
http://www.phytoparasitica.org posting Jan. 23, 2007. |
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| Keywords: | Diaeretiella rapae Brevicoryne brassicae Brassica plants parasitization rate tritrophic relationships |
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