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A new substitute host and its effects on some biological properties of Ooencyrtus kuvanae

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 March 2017

Hilal Tunca ,
Marine Venard ,
Etty-Ambre Colombel  and
Elisabeth Tabone
Hilal Tunca*
Affiliation:
Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Ankara University, 06110, Ankara Dıskapı, Turkey
Marine Venard
Affiliation:
INRA, UEFM site Villa Thuret, Laboratoire BioContrôle, 90 Chemin Raymond, 06160, Antibes, France
Etty-Ambre Colombel
Affiliation:
INRA, UEFM site Villa Thuret, Laboratoire BioContrôle, 90 Chemin Raymond, 06160, Antibes, France
Elisabeth Tabone
Affiliation:
INRA, UEFM site Villa Thuret, Laboratoire BioContrôle, 90 Chemin Raymond, 06160, Antibes, France
*
*Author for correspondence Phone: +90 312 5961384 Fax: +90 312 3187029 E-mail: htunca@ankara.edu.tr
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Abstract

Lymantia dispar (L.) (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae), commonly known as the gypsy moth, is a serious forest pest, and beneficial insects are particularly important for reducing its population numbers. Ooencyrtus kuvanae (Howard) (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) is an arrhenotokous, solitary egg parasitoid of L. dispar. In this study, we evaluated a new substitute host, Philosamia ricini (Danovan) (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) for O. kuvanae. We investigated some of the biological effects of O. kuvanae on P. ricini eggs. In this context, the importance of the age of the female parasitoid (1, 3 or 5 days old), host age (1–2 and 3–4 days old) and host number (40, 60 and 80 host eggs) were examined under laboratory conditions (25 ± 1 °C, 65 ± 5% relative humidity and a 16 : 8 h photoperiod [light : dark]). The highest rate of offspring production (89.90%) occurred with 40 (1–2-day-old) host eggs and 5-day-old females. The mean developmental period ranged from 16.5 ± 0.08 days to 18.7 ± 0.08 days. The mean lifespan of the parasitoid was 51.10 ± 1.1 (n = 60) days with bio-honey and 3.92 ± 0.14 (n = 60) days without food. The mean fecundity was 68.88 ± 3.22 offspring/female. Peak adult emergence occurred between 2 and 9 days. The mean oviposition and mean post-oviposition periods of the female parasitoid were 22.76 ± 1.37 days and 13.64 ± 1.40 days, respectively. O. kuvanae was reared for more than ten generations on the eggs of P. ricini. Based on our findings, P. ricini can be used to rear O. kuvanae for the biological control of L. dispar.

Keywords

Lymantia disparPhilosamia riciniOoencyrtus kuvanaebiology
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Research Papers
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 107 , Issue 6 , December 2017 , pp. 742 - 748
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