Life history of Eretmocerus mundus, a parasitoid of Bemisia tabaci, on tomato and sweet pepper

Eretmocerus mundus is native to the Mediterranean region where it is often observed to enter greenhouses to parasitize B. tabaci on fruiting vegetables and other host crops. Fecundity on tomato and pepper was evaluated by placing newly emerged pairs (n = 15) of E. mundus on leaf discs infested with...

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Autores principales: Urbaneja, Alberto, Sánchez, E., Stansly, Philip A.
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/4644
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10526-006-9014-8
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description Eretmocerus mundus is native to the Mediterranean region where it is often observed to enter greenhouses to parasitize B. tabaci on fruiting vegetables and other host crops. Fecundity on tomato and pepper was evaluated by placing newly emerged pairs (n = 15) of E. mundus on leaf discs infested with second instar B. tabaci, the preferred stage, maintained at 25°C and changed daily until death of the female. All whitefly nymphs were observed for host feeding and inverted to count parasitoid eggs. Adult longevity was estimated at 7.3±0.8 d on tomato and 10.1±1.0 d on sweet pepper. Fecundity (number of hosts parasitized) was estimated 147.8±12.6 per female on tomato and 171.1±21.5 on pepper. Incidence of host feeding (number of hosts killed) was significantly greater on sweet pepper than on tomato, 15.6±1.9 vs. 10.4±1.3 nymphs per female, respectively. No significant differences were detected in the duration of life stages between sweet pepper and tomato. Preimaginal survivorship in clip cages was estimated at 69.5±11.9% on tomato and 76.6±10.5% on sweet pepper, with no statistical differences. Net reproductive rate (R o) was estimated at 63.8±8.2 and 51.0±4.4 on tomato and sweet pepper respectively. Generation time (T) was significantly greater on sweet pepper (19.3±0.5) than on tomato (17.9±0.4), but the estimate of intrinsic rate of increase (r m) was not statistically different at 0.216±0.005 and 0.219±0.004 respectively. These values are well above those reported for B. tabaci on any crop, indicating the potential of E. mundus to control this pest on solanaceous crops in the greenhouse. © 2006 IOBC.
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spelling ReDivia46442025-04-25T14:44:05Z Life history of Eretmocerus mundus, a parasitoid of Bemisia tabaci, on tomato and sweet pepper Urbaneja, Alberto Sánchez, E. Stansly, Philip A. Augmentative biological control Biology Demographic parameters Developmental time Fecundity Intrinsic rate of increase Life table Whitefly Eretmocerus mundus is native to the Mediterranean region where it is often observed to enter greenhouses to parasitize B. tabaci on fruiting vegetables and other host crops. Fecundity on tomato and pepper was evaluated by placing newly emerged pairs (n = 15) of E. mundus on leaf discs infested with second instar B. tabaci, the preferred stage, maintained at 25°C and changed daily until death of the female. All whitefly nymphs were observed for host feeding and inverted to count parasitoid eggs. Adult longevity was estimated at 7.3±0.8 d on tomato and 10.1±1.0 d on sweet pepper. Fecundity (number of hosts parasitized) was estimated 147.8±12.6 per female on tomato and 171.1±21.5 on pepper. Incidence of host feeding (number of hosts killed) was significantly greater on sweet pepper than on tomato, 15.6±1.9 vs. 10.4±1.3 nymphs per female, respectively. No significant differences were detected in the duration of life stages between sweet pepper and tomato. Preimaginal survivorship in clip cages was estimated at 69.5±11.9% on tomato and 76.6±10.5% on sweet pepper, with no statistical differences. Net reproductive rate (R o) was estimated at 63.8±8.2 and 51.0±4.4 on tomato and sweet pepper respectively. Generation time (T) was significantly greater on sweet pepper (19.3±0.5) than on tomato (17.9±0.4), but the estimate of intrinsic rate of increase (r m) was not statistically different at 0.216±0.005 and 0.219±0.004 respectively. These values are well above those reported for B. tabaci on any crop, indicating the potential of E. mundus to control this pest on solanaceous crops in the greenhouse. © 2006 IOBC. 2017-06-01T10:10:38Z 2017-06-01T10:10:38Z 2007 article Urbaneja, A., Sánchez, E. & Stansly, P. A. (2007). Life history of Eretmocerus mundus, a parasitoid of Bemisia tabaci, on tomato and sweet pepper. Biocontrol, 52(1), 25-39. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/4644 10.1007/s10526-006-9014-8 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10526-006-9014-8 en openAccess Impreso
spellingShingle Augmentative biological control
Biology
Demographic parameters
Developmental time
Fecundity
Intrinsic rate of increase
Life table
Whitefly
Urbaneja, Alberto
Sánchez, E.
Stansly, Philip A.
Life history of Eretmocerus mundus, a parasitoid of Bemisia tabaci, on tomato and sweet pepper
title Life history of Eretmocerus mundus, a parasitoid of Bemisia tabaci, on tomato and sweet pepper
title_full Life history of Eretmocerus mundus, a parasitoid of Bemisia tabaci, on tomato and sweet pepper
title_fullStr Life history of Eretmocerus mundus, a parasitoid of Bemisia tabaci, on tomato and sweet pepper
title_full_unstemmed Life history of Eretmocerus mundus, a parasitoid of Bemisia tabaci, on tomato and sweet pepper
title_short Life history of Eretmocerus mundus, a parasitoid of Bemisia tabaci, on tomato and sweet pepper
title_sort life history of eretmocerus mundus a parasitoid of bemisia tabaci on tomato and sweet pepper
topic Augmentative biological control
Biology
Demographic parameters
Developmental time
Fecundity
Intrinsic rate of increase
Life table
Whitefly
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/4644
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10526-006-9014-8
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