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The Influence of Food and Con-specifics on the Flight Potential of the Parasitoid Ibalia leucospoides

For insect parasitoids, knowledge of their flight capability is essential for a general understanding of the relationship with their hosts. For instance, flight capacity might partly determine their efficacy as biological control agents. Ibalia leucospoides Hochenwarch (Hymenoptera: Ibaliidae) is a...

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Main Authors: Fischbein, Deborah, Corley, Juan Carlos, Villacide, Jose Maria, Bernstein, Carlos
Format: Artículo
Language:Inglés
Published: Springer 2019
Subjects:
Ibaliidae
Hymenoptera
Parasitoides
Sirex
Control Biológico
Control de Plagas
Parasitoids
Biological Control
Pest Control
Ibalia Leucospoides
Sirex Noctilio
Online Access:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10905-011-9270-z
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/5098
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10905-011-9270-z
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author Fischbein, Deborah
Corley, Juan Carlos
Villacide, Jose Maria
Bernstein, Carlos
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Corley, Juan Carlos
Fischbein, Deborah
Villacide, Jose Maria
author_facet Fischbein, Deborah
Corley, Juan Carlos
Villacide, Jose Maria
Bernstein, Carlos
author_sort Fischbein, Deborah
collection INTA Digital
description For insect parasitoids, knowledge of their flight capability is essential for a general understanding of the relationship with their hosts. For instance, flight capacity might partly determine their efficacy as biological control agents. Ibalia leucospoides Hochenwarch (Hymenoptera: Ibaliidae) is a solitary, pro-ovigenic parasitoid of the woodwasp, Sirex noctilio Boidin (Hymenoptera, Siricidae), an economically important pest of softwood forestation. This study explores the flight capacities of I. leucospoides females and assesses the effects of a sugar-rich food supply and crowding on female flight performance, by using computer-linked flight mills. The present study shows: (1) a high variability in flight potential of I. leucospoides females, (2) no effects of food supply and grouping on wasp flight (flight distance and speed), (3) a significant effect of body size and wing loading on flight performance and, (4) a significant body mass loss during the flight dependent on the total distance flown. The lack of effect of food on a highly energy-demanding activity as flight may be related to the life-history traits and nutritional strategies of this parasitoid. The relevance of these observations for the use of I. leucospoides as a biological control agent is discussed.
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spelling INTA50982019-05-13T16:50:11Z The Influence of Food and Con-specifics on the Flight Potential of the Parasitoid Ibalia leucospoides Fischbein, Deborah Corley, Juan Carlos Villacide, Jose Maria Bernstein, Carlos Ibaliidae Hymenoptera Parasitoides Sirex Control Biológico Control de Plagas Parasitoids Biological Control Pest Control Ibalia Leucospoides Sirex Noctilio For insect parasitoids, knowledge of their flight capability is essential for a general understanding of the relationship with their hosts. For instance, flight capacity might partly determine their efficacy as biological control agents. Ibalia leucospoides Hochenwarch (Hymenoptera: Ibaliidae) is a solitary, pro-ovigenic parasitoid of the woodwasp, Sirex noctilio Boidin (Hymenoptera, Siricidae), an economically important pest of softwood forestation. This study explores the flight capacities of I. leucospoides females and assesses the effects of a sugar-rich food supply and crowding on female flight performance, by using computer-linked flight mills. The present study shows: (1) a high variability in flight potential of I. leucospoides females, (2) no effects of food supply and grouping on wasp flight (flight distance and speed), (3) a significant effect of body size and wing loading on flight performance and, (4) a significant body mass loss during the flight dependent on the total distance flown. The lack of effect of food on a highly energy-demanding activity as flight may be related to the life-history traits and nutritional strategies of this parasitoid. The relevance of these observations for the use of I. leucospoides as a biological control agent is discussed. EEA Bariloche Fil: Fischbein, Deborah. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos; Argentina. Université de Lyon. Laboratoire de Biometrie et Biologie Evolutive; Francia Fil: Corley, Juan Carlos. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos; Argentina Fil: Villacide, Jose Maria. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos; Argentina Fil: Bernstein, Carlos. Université de Lyon. Laboratoire de Biometrie et Biologie Evolutive; Francia 2019-05-13T16:48:09Z 2019-05-13T16:48:09Z 2011-11 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10905-011-9270-z http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/5098 0892-7553 1572-8889 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10905-011-9270-z eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Springer Journal of Insect Behavior 24 (6) : 456–467 (November 2011)
spellingShingle Ibaliidae
Hymenoptera
Parasitoides
Sirex
Control Biológico
Control de Plagas
Parasitoids
Biological Control
Pest Control
Ibalia Leucospoides
Sirex Noctilio
Fischbein, Deborah
Corley, Juan Carlos
Villacide, Jose Maria
Bernstein, Carlos
The Influence of Food and Con-specifics on the Flight Potential of the Parasitoid Ibalia leucospoides
title The Influence of Food and Con-specifics on the Flight Potential of the Parasitoid Ibalia leucospoides
title_full The Influence of Food and Con-specifics on the Flight Potential of the Parasitoid Ibalia leucospoides
title_fullStr The Influence of Food and Con-specifics on the Flight Potential of the Parasitoid Ibalia leucospoides
title_full_unstemmed The Influence of Food and Con-specifics on the Flight Potential of the Parasitoid Ibalia leucospoides
title_short The Influence of Food and Con-specifics on the Flight Potential of the Parasitoid Ibalia leucospoides
title_sort influence of food and con specifics on the flight potential of the parasitoid ibalia leucospoides
topic Ibaliidae
Hymenoptera
Parasitoides
Sirex
Control Biológico
Control de Plagas
Parasitoids
Biological Control
Pest Control
Ibalia Leucospoides
Sirex Noctilio
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