The Evolution of Host‐feeding Behaviour in Insect Parasitoids

Heimpel, George E.; Collier, Timothy R.

doi:10.1111/j.1469-185x.1996.tb01279.x

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“…Host blood is rich in proteinaceous materials, which are important in the manufacture of eggs, whereas proteins are lacking in the honeydew and nectar which are generally comprised of carbohydrates (Bernstein and Jervis, 2006). Several studies have shown that resources obtained from host-feeding may be allocated for both reproduction and/or maintenance (Heimpel and Rosenheim, 1995;Heimpel and Collier, 1996;Giron et al, 2002;Rivero and West, 2005;Kapranas and Luck, 2008;Zhang et al, 2011). Host blood is often important in the production of large, yolky 'anhydropic' eggs (Jervis and Kidd, 1986;Bernstein and Jervis, 2006;Harvey, 2008) that are characteristically produced by many 'idiobiont' ectoparasitoids, i.e.…”

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The effect of different dietary sugars and honey on longevity and fecundity in two hyperparasitoid wasps

Harvey

Cloutier

Visser³

et al. 2012

Journal of Insect Physiology

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The effect of different dietary sugars and honey on longevity and fecundity in two hyperparasitoid wasps

Harvey

Cloutier

Visser³

et al. 2012

Journal of Insect Physiology

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“…Many parasitoids mobilize resources for egg production entirely from tissues carried over from larval feeding (Jervis and Kidd 1986;Ellers 1996;Heimpel and Collier 1996;Ellers et al 1998;Harvey et al 2001). Here, the adult parasitoid feeds on sources of carbohydrates, such as floral nectar, which contain sugars but are of low quality in terms of proteins (Boggs 1997).…”

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Comparing and contrasting development and reproductive strategies in the pupal hyperparasitoids Lysibia nana and Gelis agilis (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae)

Harvey

2007

Evol Ecol

104

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In most animals, the optimal phenotype is determined by trade-offs in lifehistory traits. Here, I compare development and reproductive strategies in two species of solitary secondary hyperparasitoids, Lysibia nana and Gelis agilis, attacking pre-pupae of their primary parasitoid host, Cotesia glomerata. Parasitoid larvae of both species exploit a given amount of host resources with similar efficiency. However, adults exhibit quite different reproductive strategies. Both species are synovigenic, and female wasps emerge with no mature eggs. However, G. agilis must first host-feed to produce eggs, while L. nana does not host-feed but mobilizes internal resources carried over from larval feeding to initiate oogenesis. Further, G. agilis is wingless, produces large eggs, has a long life-span, and generates only small numbers of progeny per day, whereas these traits are reversed in L. nana. Given unlimited hosts, the fecundity curve in L. nana was ''front-loaded,'' whereas in G. agilis it was depressed and extended over much of adult life. In L. nana (but not G. agilis), wasps provided with honey but no hosts lived significantly longer than wasps provided with both honey and hosts. Differences in the fecundity curves of the two hyperparasitoids are probably based on differing costs of reproduction between them, with the wingless G. agilis much more constrained in finding hosts than the winged L. nana. Importantly, L. nana is known to be a specialist hyperparasitoid of gregarious Cotesia species that pupate in exposed locations on the food plant, whereas Gelis sp. attack and develop in divergent hosts such as parasitoid cocoons, moth pupae and spider egg sacs. Consequently, there is a strong match between brood size in C. glomerata and egg production in L. nana, but a mismatch between these parameters in G. agilis.

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“…It could reduce egg consumption, but can result in similar oviposition rates than females that fed on CBB immature stages only. Another plausible explanation is that C. stephanoderis feeding on its host is a facultative strategy conditioned to the availability of other type of food (Heimpel & Collier 1996).…”

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“…In Aphytis melinus DeBach (Hymenoptera, Aphelinidae), host feeding prolongs life in the presence of honey (Heimpel & Collier 1996). Takasu & Lewis (1995) found that Microplitis croceipes (Cresson) (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) females which were well-fed prior to release parasitized more hosts than unfed females.…”

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“…With respect to aging, Heimpel & Collier (1996) indicated that parasitoid age can affect host-feeding strategies in two ways: first, characteristics of nutrient allocation early in the parasitoid's life can affect temporal patterns of host use; and second, parasitoid age can affect host-feeding strategies through its effect on life expectancy. Those findings suggest that it is possible to manipulate the parasitoid's hunger state and parasitoid age as a tool for parasitoid release programs.…”

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Influence of age and diet on the performance of Cephalonomia stephanoderis (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae) a parasitoid of the coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei (Coleoptera, Curculionidae)

Gómez¹,

Barrera²,

Liedo³

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Rev. Bras. entomol.

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Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 56(1): 95-100, março, 2012 The coffee berry borer (CBB), Hypothenemus hampei (Ferrari) (Coleoptera, Curculionidae), is the most important insect pest for coffee growers in tropical America. This species spends most of its life feeding inside the coffee berries, affecting the quantity and quality of coffee. Cephalonomia stephanoderis Betrem (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae) is an African parasitoid that has been introduced in several Latin American and Caribbean countries during the past 20 years for biological control of H. hampei (Barrera et al. 1990a(Barrera et al. , 1990bMurphy & Moore 1990;Baker 1999). C. stephanoderis is a solitary ectoparasitoid that attacks eggs, larvae, prepupae and pupae of H. hampei. Female parasitoid enters into the infested fruit through the CBB entrance hole and if there is enough host population, it establishes there permanently. The female parasitoid feeds on all developing stages of the coffee borer and starts parasitizing prepupae or pupae only until it has developed mature eggs. After the onset of the oviposition period, parental females remain with their broods until completion of offspring development. Young C. stephanoderis females disperse after mating and search for new hosts to repeat the cycle. It is assumed that females can feed on sugary substances if the searching period is prolonged. It takes from 16 to 20 days at 27°C for the parasitoid to develop from egg to adult. Female parasitoids live longer than males, and oviposit an average of 66 eggs during a lifetime of 80 days (Barrera et al. 1989(Barrera et al. , 1993Abraham et al. 1990;Lauzière et al. 2001).Several field studies have been performed to assess the impact of inoculative and inundative releases of C. stephanoderis Influence of age and diet on the performance of Cephalonomia stephanoderis (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae) a parasitoid of the coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) ABSTRACT. Influence of age and diet on the performance of Cephalonomia stephanoderis (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae) a parasitoid of the coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei (Coleoptera, Curculionidae). The importance of age and feeding on the performance of Cephalonomia stephanoderis (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae), a parasitoid of the coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) was investigated in the laboratory. Groups of female parasitoids were subject to the following treatments: a group fed during one, five and ten days after emergence of adults with coffee borer larvae; another group fed only with honey solution during five days after emergence; and as a control, a third group was kept without food for five days. At the end of each treatment, survivorship, parasitoid activity (walking and flying capacity in an arena), search capacity for finding coffee borer-infested berries, host feeding and oviposition (on immature hosts), were assessed. Unfed females showed a significant decrease in survivorship compared to individuals that were fed. The type of meal (insec...

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The Evolution of Host‐feeding Behaviour in Insect Parasitoids

Cited by 237 publications

References 129 publications

The effect of different dietary sugars and honey on longevity and fecundity in two hyperparasitoid wasps

The effect of different dietary sugars and honey on longevity and fecundity in two hyperparasitoid wasps

Comparing and contrasting development and reproductive strategies in the pupal hyperparasitoids Lysibia nana and Gelis agilis (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae)

Influence of age and diet on the performance of Cephalonomia stephanoderis (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae) a parasitoid of the coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei (Coleoptera, Curculionidae)

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