Competition between Gyranusoidea tebygi and Anagyrus mangicola, parasitoids of the mango mealybug, Rastrococcus invadens: interspecific host discrimination and larval competition

The competition between Gyranusoidea tebygi Noyes and Anagyrus mangicola Noyes (both Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), exotic parasitoids of the mango mealybug, Rastrococcus invadens Williams (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) was studied in the laboratory. No significant differences were found in the way each par...

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Autores principales: Bokonon-Ganta, A.H., Alphen, J.J.M. van, Neuenschwander, Peter
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Wiley 1996
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101047
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author Bokonon-Ganta, A.H.
Alphen, J.J.M. van
Neuenschwander, Peter
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Neuenschwander, Peter
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Neuenschwander, Peter
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description The competition between Gyranusoidea tebygi Noyes and Anagyrus mangicola Noyes (both Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), exotic parasitoids of the mango mealybug, Rastrococcus invadens Williams (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) was studied in the laboratory. No significant differences were found in the way each parasitoid species examined, attacked, stung, and oviposited into hosts, unparasitized, or previously parasitized by the other species. This suggests that neither species discriminates against each other. The total number of parasitoids of either species emerging did not significantly differ between competition experiments. When A. mangicola was the first parasitoid to attack a host, it had no significant advantage over G. tebygi. However, when A. mangicola followed G. tebygi by either 4 or 24 h, it clearly won. Overall A. mangicola won the competition in 70.9% of all cases. The level of the competition, either at the egg or larval stage, and factors responsible for the elimination of older larvae by younger ones could not be assessed in these experiments. The coexistence of the two parasitoids as complementary for the biological control of the mango mealybug is discussed.
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spelling CGSpace1010472024-05-15T05:11:57Z Competition between Gyranusoidea tebygi and Anagyrus mangicola, parasitoids of the mango mealybug, Rastrococcus invadens: interspecific host discrimination and larval competition Bokonon-Ganta, A.H. Alphen, J.J.M. van Neuenschwander, Peter gyranusoidea tebygi rastrococcus invadens parasitoids The competition between Gyranusoidea tebygi Noyes and Anagyrus mangicola Noyes (both Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), exotic parasitoids of the mango mealybug, Rastrococcus invadens Williams (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) was studied in the laboratory. No significant differences were found in the way each parasitoid species examined, attacked, stung, and oviposited into hosts, unparasitized, or previously parasitized by the other species. This suggests that neither species discriminates against each other. The total number of parasitoids of either species emerging did not significantly differ between competition experiments. When A. mangicola was the first parasitoid to attack a host, it had no significant advantage over G. tebygi. However, when A. mangicola followed G. tebygi by either 4 or 24 h, it clearly won. Overall A. mangicola won the competition in 70.9% of all cases. The level of the competition, either at the egg or larval stage, and factors responsible for the elimination of older larvae by younger ones could not be assessed in these experiments. The coexistence of the two parasitoids as complementary for the biological control of the mango mealybug is discussed. 1996-05 2019-04-24T12:29:48Z 2019-04-24T12:29:48Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101047 en Limited Access Wiley Bokonon‐Ganta, A. H., Van Alphen, J.J.M. & Neuenschwander, P. (1996). Competition between Gyranusoidea tebygi and Anagyrus mangicola, parasitoids of the .mango mealybug, Rastrococcus invadens: interspecific host discrimination and larval competition. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 79(2), 179-185.
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rastrococcus invadens
parasitoids
Bokonon-Ganta, A.H.
Alphen, J.J.M. van
Neuenschwander, Peter
Competition between Gyranusoidea tebygi and Anagyrus mangicola, parasitoids of the mango mealybug, Rastrococcus invadens: interspecific host discrimination and larval competition
title Competition between Gyranusoidea tebygi and Anagyrus mangicola, parasitoids of the mango mealybug, Rastrococcus invadens: interspecific host discrimination and larval competition
title_full Competition between Gyranusoidea tebygi and Anagyrus mangicola, parasitoids of the mango mealybug, Rastrococcus invadens: interspecific host discrimination and larval competition
title_fullStr Competition between Gyranusoidea tebygi and Anagyrus mangicola, parasitoids of the mango mealybug, Rastrococcus invadens: interspecific host discrimination and larval competition
title_full_unstemmed Competition between Gyranusoidea tebygi and Anagyrus mangicola, parasitoids of the mango mealybug, Rastrococcus invadens: interspecific host discrimination and larval competition
title_short Competition between Gyranusoidea tebygi and Anagyrus mangicola, parasitoids of the mango mealybug, Rastrococcus invadens: interspecific host discrimination and larval competition
title_sort competition between gyranusoidea tebygi and anagyrus mangicola parasitoids of the mango mealybug rastrococcus invadens interspecific host discrimination and larval competition
topic gyranusoidea tebygi
rastrococcus invadens
parasitoids
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101047
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