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Fertility life table and biology of Tetrastichus giffardianus (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) in the larvae of Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 August 2020

Elania Clementino Fernandes Open the ORCID record for Elania Clementino Fernandes [Opens in a new window] ,
Mariana Macedo Souza Open the ORCID record for Mariana Macedo Souza [Opens in a new window] ,
Dori Edson Nava Open the ORCID record for Dori Edson Nava [Opens in a new window] ,
Janisete Gomes Silva Open the ORCID record for Janisete Gomes Silva [Opens in a new window]  and
Elton Lucio Araujo Open the ORCID record for Elton Lucio Araujo [Opens in a new window]
Elania Clementino Fernandes*
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido (UFERSA), Av. Francisco Mota, 572, Costa e Silva, 59625-900, Mossoró, RN, Brazil
Mariana Macedo Souza
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido (UFERSA), Av. Francisco Mota, 572, Costa e Silva, 59625-900, Mossoró, RN, Brazil
Dori Edson Nava
Affiliation:
Embrapa Clima Temperado, Rod. BR-392, km 78, 96010-971, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
Janisete Gomes Silva
Affiliation:
Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz (UESC), Rod. Jorge Amado, km 16, 56629-000, Ilhéus, BA, Brazil
Elton Lucio Araujo
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido (UFERSA), Av. Francisco Mota, 572, Costa e Silva, 59625-900, Mossoró, RN, Brazil
*
Author for correspondence: Elania Clementino Fernandes, Email: elania.fernandes@ufersa.edu.br
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Abstract

Tetrastichus giffardianus is a gregarious koinobiont endoparasitoid of tephritids, including Ceratitis capitata, which is one of the most important fruit pests worldwide. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of constant temperatures on the biology and development of the egg-adult period of T. giffardianus in larvae/pupae of C. capitata to construct a fertility life table. The study was carried out in climatic chambers at constant temperatures of 15, 20, 25, 30, and 35 ± 1°C, 70 ± 10% relative humidity and a photophase of 12 h. Complete egg and larval development occurred only at temperatures of 20, 25, and 30°C. The mean longevity of males and females was inversely proportional to temperature. The time of development of the pre-imaginal period was influenced by temperature and ranged from 41 days at 20°C to 11 days at 25°C. The best T. giffardianus performance occurred at 25°C when the intrinsic rate of increase was 0.21, the mean generation time was 20.43 days, the time required to double the population was 3.33 days, and the finite rate of population increase (λ) was 1.23. The results of this study provided information for the establishment of mass rearing and an evaluation of the adaptability of T. giffardianus to different environments, which is necessary for the use of this parasitoid in the biological control of tephritid pests, particularly C. capitata.

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Biological controldevelopmentfruit fliesparasitoid
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 111 , Issue 2 , April 2021 , pp. 182 - 189
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