Diachasmimorpha longicaudata Parasitism Response to Medfly Host Fruit and Fruit Infestation Age
The parasitoid Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is increasingly being used in integrated pest management (IPM) programs as a biological control agent in order to suppress tephritid fruit flies of economic importance. Innate and acquired behavioral responses-such as pe...
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| author | Harbi, Ahlem De-Pedro, Luis Ferrara, Fernando Tormos, José Chermiti, Brahim Beitia, Francisco J. Sabater-Munoz, Beatriz |
| author_browse | Beitia, Francisco J. Chermiti, Brahim De-Pedro, Luis Ferrara, Fernando Harbi, Ahlem Sabater-Munoz, Beatriz Tormos, José |
| author_facet | Harbi, Ahlem De-Pedro, Luis Ferrara, Fernando Tormos, José Chermiti, Brahim Beitia, Francisco J. Sabater-Munoz, Beatriz |
| author_sort | Harbi, Ahlem |
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| description | The parasitoid Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is increasingly being used in integrated pest management (IPM) programs as a biological control agent in order to suppress tephritid fruit flies of economic importance. Innate and acquired behavioral responses-such as pest host fruit preference-of parasitoids can modulate their efficiency in the field and should be taken into consideration prior to parasitoid species' selection for mass-rearing. We have assessed the influence of medfly-infested (two infestation ages, 1 and 4-d-old) and uninfested fruit species on host preference and efficiency of D. longicaudata by using a multistep assay including olfactory, laboratory and semi-field trials. We found that D. longicaudata was significantly more attracted to medfly-infested apples for both infestation ages, with the oldest being the most preferred. D. longicaudata exhibited a significant preference among the four fruits tested. The implications of these behavioral responses of D. longicaudata to medfly host fruits and infestation age are discussed in relationship to its use in IPM programs in the Mediterranean basin area. |
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| spelling | ReDivia63102025-04-25T14:46:49Z Diachasmimorpha longicaudata Parasitism Response to Medfly Host Fruit and Fruit Infestation Age Harbi, Ahlem De-Pedro, Luis Ferrara, Fernando Tormos, José Chermiti, Brahim Beitia, Francisco J. Sabater-Munoz, Beatriz The parasitoid Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is increasingly being used in integrated pest management (IPM) programs as a biological control agent in order to suppress tephritid fruit flies of economic importance. Innate and acquired behavioral responses-such as pest host fruit preference-of parasitoids can modulate their efficiency in the field and should be taken into consideration prior to parasitoid species' selection for mass-rearing. We have assessed the influence of medfly-infested (two infestation ages, 1 and 4-d-old) and uninfested fruit species on host preference and efficiency of D. longicaudata by using a multistep assay including olfactory, laboratory and semi-field trials. We found that D. longicaudata was significantly more attracted to medfly-infested apples for both infestation ages, with the oldest being the most preferred. D. longicaudata exhibited a significant preference among the four fruits tested. The implications of these behavioral responses of D. longicaudata to medfly host fruits and infestation age are discussed in relationship to its use in IPM programs in the Mediterranean basin area. 2020-02-21T11:51:31Z 2020-02-21T11:51:31Z 2019 article publishedVersion Harbi, A., de Pedro, L., Ferrara, F. A. A., Tormos, J., Chermiti, B., Beitia, F., & Sabater-Munoz, B. (2019). Diachasmimorpha longicaudata Parasitism Response to Medfly Host Fruit and Fruit Infestation Age. Insects, 10(7). 2075-4450 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/6310 10.3390/insects10070211 https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/10/7/211 en openAccess electronico |
| spellingShingle | Harbi, Ahlem De-Pedro, Luis Ferrara, Fernando Tormos, José Chermiti, Brahim Beitia, Francisco J. Sabater-Munoz, Beatriz Diachasmimorpha longicaudata Parasitism Response to Medfly Host Fruit and Fruit Infestation Age |
| title | Diachasmimorpha longicaudata Parasitism Response to Medfly Host Fruit and Fruit Infestation Age |
| title_full | Diachasmimorpha longicaudata Parasitism Response to Medfly Host Fruit and Fruit Infestation Age |
| title_fullStr | Diachasmimorpha longicaudata Parasitism Response to Medfly Host Fruit and Fruit Infestation Age |
| title_full_unstemmed | Diachasmimorpha longicaudata Parasitism Response to Medfly Host Fruit and Fruit Infestation Age |
| title_short | Diachasmimorpha longicaudata Parasitism Response to Medfly Host Fruit and Fruit Infestation Age |
| title_sort | diachasmimorpha longicaudata parasitism response to medfly host fruit and fruit infestation age |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/6310 https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/10/7/211 |
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