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1 May 2014 Life and Fertility Tables of Trichospilus diatraeae (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) with Tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) Pupae
Kellen Favero, Fabrício Fagundes Pereira, Samir Oliveira Kassab, Daniele Perassa Costa, José Cola Zanuncio
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Abstract

Alternative hosts may increase rearing and possibilities of using Trichospilus diatraeae (Cherian & Margabandhu) (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) for biological control. The aim of this study was to evaluate T. diatraeae reproduction with the alternative host Tenebrio molitor L. (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) with life and fertility tables. Twenty-five 24-h-old T. diatraeae females were individualized per Te. molitor pupae of the same age, who were replaced daily until their death of this parasitoid. Survival of T. diatraeae immature in Te. molitor pupae was 92.65%. Longevity of female parasitoids was 8.28 d with an innate density increase of 0.15, net reproductive rate of 37.50, finite rate of increase of 1.16, mean generation time of 23.67, and population doubling time of 4.52 wk. Te. molitor pupae are suitable for development and rearing of T. diatraeae.

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Kellen Favero, Fabrício Fagundes Pereira, Samir Oliveira Kassab, Daniele Perassa Costa, and José Cola Zanuncio "Life and Fertility Tables of Trichospilus diatraeae (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) with Tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) Pupae," Annals of the Entomological Society of America 107(3), 621-626, (1 May 2014). https://doi.org/10.1603/AN13082
Received: 23 May 2013; Accepted: 1 February 2014; Published: 1 May 2014
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alternative host
parasitoid pupal
reproductive potential
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