Mortality of the cassava mealybug Phenacoccus manihoti Mat.-Ferr.(Hom., Pseudococcidea) associated with an attack by Epidinocarsis lopezi (Hym., Encyrtidae)

Cassava mealybugs (CM) of different stages, which had been stung by an E. lopezi female, were inspected after 6 and 20 days. The killing power of the parasitoid was several times higher than the production of parasitoid off-spring. Host-feeding and mutilation were responsible for 6-22% and 11-34% mo...

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Main Authors: Neuenschwander, Peter, Madojemu, E.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Alemán
Published: 1986
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/82688
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author Neuenschwander, Peter
Madojemu, E.
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description Cassava mealybugs (CM) of different stages, which had been stung by an E. lopezi female, were inspected after 6 and 20 days. The killing power of the parasitoid was several times higher than the production of parasitoid off-spring. Host-feeding and mutilation were responsible for 6-22% and 11-34% mortality respectively. Both were significantly more important on the younger hosts. 11-33% of the stung CM yielded live parasitoids. Reproduction was significantly more successful on older CM. 30-56% of all CM survived a single oviposition attempt by the wasp. By contrast, mortality of the unstung control was 4-8%. In choice experiments, 3rd instar CM were slightly but not significantly prefered.
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spelling CGSpace826882024-01-17T12:58:34Z Mortality of the cassava mealybug Phenacoccus manihoti Mat.-Ferr.(Hom., Pseudococcidea) associated with an attack by Epidinocarsis lopezi (Hym., Encyrtidae) Neuenschwander, Peter Madojemu, E. cassava temperatures parasitoids glasshouse cassava mealybugs phenacoccus manihoti pidinocarsis lopez Cassava mealybugs (CM) of different stages, which had been stung by an E. lopezi female, were inspected after 6 and 20 days. The killing power of the parasitoid was several times higher than the production of parasitoid off-spring. Host-feeding and mutilation were responsible for 6-22% and 11-34% mortality respectively. Both were significantly more important on the younger hosts. 11-33% of the stung CM yielded live parasitoids. Reproduction was significantly more successful on older CM. 30-56% of all CM survived a single oviposition attempt by the wasp. By contrast, mortality of the unstung control was 4-8%. In choice experiments, 3rd instar CM were slightly but not significantly prefered. 1986 2017-07-07T14:12:07Z 2017-07-07T14:12:07Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/82688 en de Limited Access Neuenschwander, P. & Madojemu, E. (1986). Mortality of the cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti Mat.-Ferr.(Hom., Pseudococcidae), associated with an attack by Epidinocarsis lopezi (Hym., Encyrtidae). Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft, 59(1-2), 57-62.
spellingShingle cassava
temperatures
parasitoids
glasshouse
cassava mealybugs
phenacoccus manihoti
pidinocarsis lopez
Neuenschwander, Peter
Madojemu, E.
Mortality of the cassava mealybug Phenacoccus manihoti Mat.-Ferr.(Hom., Pseudococcidea) associated with an attack by Epidinocarsis lopezi (Hym., Encyrtidae)
title Mortality of the cassava mealybug Phenacoccus manihoti Mat.-Ferr.(Hom., Pseudococcidea) associated with an attack by Epidinocarsis lopezi (Hym., Encyrtidae)
title_full Mortality of the cassava mealybug Phenacoccus manihoti Mat.-Ferr.(Hom., Pseudococcidea) associated with an attack by Epidinocarsis lopezi (Hym., Encyrtidae)
title_fullStr Mortality of the cassava mealybug Phenacoccus manihoti Mat.-Ferr.(Hom., Pseudococcidea) associated with an attack by Epidinocarsis lopezi (Hym., Encyrtidae)
title_full_unstemmed Mortality of the cassava mealybug Phenacoccus manihoti Mat.-Ferr.(Hom., Pseudococcidea) associated with an attack by Epidinocarsis lopezi (Hym., Encyrtidae)
title_short Mortality of the cassava mealybug Phenacoccus manihoti Mat.-Ferr.(Hom., Pseudococcidea) associated with an attack by Epidinocarsis lopezi (Hym., Encyrtidae)
title_sort mortality of the cassava mealybug phenacoccus manihoti mat ferr hom pseudococcidea associated with an attack by epidinocarsis lopezi hym encyrtidae
topic cassava
temperatures
parasitoids
glasshouse
cassava mealybugs
phenacoccus manihoti
pidinocarsis lopez
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/82688
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