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23 July 2021 Temperature-Dependent Biological Control Effectiveness of Tamarixia radiata (Hymenoptera: Eulophidea) Under Laboratory Conditions
Luis Carlos Ramos Aguila, Remzi Atlihan, Hafiza Javaria Ashraf, Ravindran Keppanan, Lijin Lei, Bamisope Steve Bamisile, Hugo Cerda, Liande Wang
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The parasitism rate and host-feeding rate of Tamarixia radiata (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), an ectoparasitoid of Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae), were evaluated at 20, 27.5, 30, and 35°C, at 70 ± 5% RH, and 14 h of photo-period. The biological control efficacy of T. radiata was evaluated by linking the age-stage predation rate with the two-sex life table. The net host-feeding rate (C0) by T. radiata was 32.05, 54.40, 17.25, and 1.92 nymphs per female parasitoid at 20, 27.5, 30, and 35°C, respectively. The total net nymphs killing rate (Z0) was 103.02, 223.82, 72.95, and 6.60 nymphs per female parasitoid at 20, 27.5, 30, and 35°C, respectively. Noneffective parasitism rate was observed at 35°C because of high mortality at this temperature. Our results indicated that temperature had meaningful effects on parasitism and host-feeding rate parameters in the laboratory, and may affect biological control efficiency of the parasitoid in the field. The highest host-feeding rate and total biological control efficiency of T. radiata were recorded at 27.5°C. Most importantly, we found that host-feeding activity of the parasitoid is temperature-dependent, and changed across temperature regimes: the host-feeding rate increased as the temperature increased up to 30°C, started to decrease after this temperature and declined to its minimum level at 35°C. This information is valuable for developing biological control and integrated pest management techniques for Asian citrus psyllid management.

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Luis Carlos Ramos Aguila, Remzi Atlihan, Hafiza Javaria Ashraf, Ravindran Keppanan, Lijin Lei, Bamisope Steve Bamisile, Hugo Cerda, and Liande Wang "Temperature-Dependent Biological Control Effectiveness of Tamarixia radiata (Hymenoptera: Eulophidea) Under Laboratory Conditions," Journal of Economic Entomology 114(5), 2009-2017, (23 July 2021). https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toab130
Received: 25 January 2021; Accepted: 9 June 2021; Published: 23 July 2021
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KEYWORDS
biocontrol
Diaphorina citri
Ectoparasitoid
host-feeding
host–parasitoid interaction
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