Validation of a methodology for rearing Spalangia cameroni (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) on Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae)
Spalangia cameroni Perkins (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) is a pupal parasitoid of the Medfly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedmann) (Diptera: Tephritidae), one of the principal pests of Spanish agriculture. Spalangia cameroni is a potential biocontrol agent for this pest if methods can be developed to mass-re...
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| author | Tormos, José Sabater-Munoz, Beatriz Asís, Josep D. Beitia, Francisco J. |
| author_browse | Asís, Josep D. Beitia, Francisco J. Sabater-Munoz, Beatriz Tormos, José |
| author_facet | Tormos, José Sabater-Munoz, Beatriz Asís, Josep D. Beitia, Francisco J. |
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| description | Spalangia cameroni Perkins (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) is a pupal parasitoid of the Medfly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedmann) (Diptera: Tephritidae), one of the principal pests of Spanish agriculture. Spalangia cameroni is a potential biocontrol agent for this pest if methods can be developed to mass-rear it effectively on C. capitata. Here, we report on the use of freeze-killed pupae of C. capitata to maintain a laboratory colony of S. cameroni, with a view to setting up a mass-rearing protocol. Realised fecundity, adult progeny, sex ratio, and superparasitism level were the principal parameters analysed. No significant differences were found in respect of these parameters between living or freeze-killedMedfly pupae used as hosts, although sex ratios showed a bias towards females in the case of freeze-killed pupae. Freeze-killed pupae were concluded to present the best option for the laboratory-rearing of S. cameroni, on account of ease of rearing, and avoidance of the emergence of Medfly adults. |
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| spelling | ReDivia46022025-04-25T14:43:58Z Validation of a methodology for rearing Spalangia cameroni (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) on Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) Tormos, José Sabater-Munoz, Beatriz Asís, Josep D. Beitia, Francisco J. Spalangia cameroni Perkins (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) is a pupal parasitoid of the Medfly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedmann) (Diptera: Tephritidae), one of the principal pests of Spanish agriculture. Spalangia cameroni is a potential biocontrol agent for this pest if methods can be developed to mass-rear it effectively on C. capitata. Here, we report on the use of freeze-killed pupae of C. capitata to maintain a laboratory colony of S. cameroni, with a view to setting up a mass-rearing protocol. Realised fecundity, adult progeny, sex ratio, and superparasitism level were the principal parameters analysed. No significant differences were found in respect of these parameters between living or freeze-killedMedfly pupae used as hosts, although sex ratios showed a bias towards females in the case of freeze-killed pupae. Freeze-killed pupae were concluded to present the best option for the laboratory-rearing of S. cameroni, on account of ease of rearing, and avoidance of the emergence of Medfly adults. 2017-06-01T10:10:31Z 2017-06-01T10:10:31Z 2014 DEC 2014 article Tormos, J., Sabater-Munoz, B., Asis, J. D., Beitia, F. (2014). Validation of a methodology for rearing Spalangia cameroni (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae), on Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae). Canadian Entomologist, 146(6), 676-683. 0008-347X http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/4602 10.4039/tce.2014.15 en openAccess Impreso |
| spellingShingle | Tormos, José Sabater-Munoz, Beatriz Asís, Josep D. Beitia, Francisco J. Validation of a methodology for rearing Spalangia cameroni (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) on Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) |
| title | Validation of a methodology for rearing Spalangia cameroni (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) on Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) |
| title_full | Validation of a methodology for rearing Spalangia cameroni (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) on Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) |
| title_fullStr | Validation of a methodology for rearing Spalangia cameroni (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) on Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Validation of a methodology for rearing Spalangia cameroni (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) on Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) |
| title_short | Validation of a methodology for rearing Spalangia cameroni (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) on Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) |
| title_sort | validation of a methodology for rearing spalangia cameroni hymenoptera pteromalidae on ceratitis capitata diptera tephritidae |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/4602 |
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