Host Species and Host Plant Effects on Preference and Performance ofDiachasmimorpha longicaudata(Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

Response of the Fruit Fly ParasitoidDiachasmimorpha longicaudata(Hymenoptera: Braconidae) to Mango Fruit Volatiles

“…Previous studies conducted by Ovruski et al (2011) found that D. longicaudata reared from A. fraterculus larvae, which are twice as large as C. capitata larvae, had a considerably higher proportion of female offspring than parasitoids that had developed from larvae of a wildtype C. capitata strain. Thus, physical characteristics, such as size, and/or chemical cues derived from host larvae could influence offspring sex ratio in D. longicaudata (Wong 1993;Messing et al 1993;Eben et al 2000;López et al 2009). …”

“…These findings are in agreement with earlier observations by Duan & Messing (2000) on ovipositor-probing behaviour in D. longicaudata reared on C. capitata. It is well known that D. longicaudata females exhibit oviposition behaviors in response to chemical cues derived from rotting fruits (Messing & Jang 1992;Eben Naked larva 40 V8 5.1 ± 0.5 a 2.9 ± 0.5 a Wt 7.1 ± 0.8 a 3.8 ± 0.6 a 60 V8 5.9 ± 0.3 a 5.9 ± 0.3 a Wt 8.2 ± 0.9 a 5.1 ± 0.6 a 120 V8 6.8 ± 0.9 a 4.6 ± 0.4 a Wt 7.9 ± 0.7 a 4.1 ± 1.1 a Covered larva 40 V8 14.8 ± 0.9 bc 9.9 ± 0.9 bc Wt 15.2 ± 1.5 bc 11.7 ± 0.9 bc 60 V8 12. Carrasco et al 2005) or from fermentation of the artificial rearing medium (Duan & Messing 2000) and also from the host larva themselves (Stuhl et al 2011).…”

Population genetic structure of two primary parasitoids of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera), Chelonus insularis and Campoletis sonorensis (Hymenoptera): to what extent is the host plant important?

“…These effects can strongly vary among plant species (Smith 1957;Altahtawy et al 1976;Bhatt & Singh 1989;Senrayan & Annadurai 1991;Werren et al 1992;Fox et al 1996;Kruse & Raffa 1997;Eben et al 2000;Harvey et al 2003;Zvereva & Rank 2003;Lu et al 2004) and even among cultivars of a same plant species (Kauffman & Flanders 1985;Orr & Boethel 1985;Hare & Luck 1991;Reed et al 1991;Rogers & Sullivan 1991;Riggin et al 1992;Stark et al 1992;Dosdall & Ulmer 2004;KahuthiaGathu et al 2008).…”

Relationships between parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Opiinae), fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) and their host plants based on 16S rRNA, 12S rRNA, and ND1 gene sequences

“…The parasitoid wasps, the opiines will emerge as fully developed adults at the puparia stage of the fruit flies. Adult opiines will find other tephritids eggs or larvae to continually lay their eggs [4,6,9].…”