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1 July 2000 Biology of Catolaccus hunteri (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae), A Parasitoid of Pepper Weevil and Boll Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
Esteban RodrÍguez-Leyva, Jorge L. Leyva, Victoria Gómez, Nina M. Bárcenas, Gary W. Elzen
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A general description of the life stages and population parameters of Catolaccus hunteri Crawford, a primary ectoparasitoid of pepper weevil, Anthonomus eugenii Cano, and boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis grandis Boheman, is presented. The parasitoids were reared on the unnatural host Callosobruchus maculatus F. The developmental time of C. hunteri at 27 ± 1°C was shorter in males than females. Males completed development in 11.46 ± 0.46 d from egg to adult emergence. Developmental time in females required 13.18 ± 0.81 d from egg to adult at the same temperature. A C. hunteri female (n = 20) laid 466.35 ± 280.39 eggs, of which just 18.35% reached the adult stage; this could be the result of cannibalistic larval behavior combined with high superparasitism observed under laboratory conditions. Female mean longevity was 47.20 ± 12.76 d. The net reproductive rate (Ro), the generation time (G), and the daily intrinsic rate of increase (rm) were 42.713, 33.842, and 0.111, respectively. The fecundity of pepper weevil and boll weevil is discussed.

Esteban RodrÍguez-Leyva, Jorge L. Leyva, Victoria Gómez, Nina M. Bárcenas, and Gary W. Elzen "Biology of Catolaccus hunteri (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae), A Parasitoid of Pepper Weevil and Boll Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)," Annals of the Entomological Society of America 93(4), 862-868, (1 July 2000). https://doi.org/10.1603/0013-8746(2000)093[0862:BOCHHP]2.0.CO;2
Received: 7 September 1999; Accepted: 1 March 2000; Published: 1 July 2000
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KEYWORDS
Anthonomus eugenii
Anthonomus grandis
biological control
unnatural hosts
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