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Foraging Strategies of Stemborer Parasites and their Application to Biological Control

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2011

J. W. Smith Jr  and
R. N. Wiedenmann
J. W. Smith Jr
Affiliation:
Biological Control Laboratory, Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University College Station, TX 77843, USA
R. N. Wiedenmann
Affiliation:
Center for Economic Entomology, Illinois Natural History Survey 607 East Peabody, Champaign, IL 61820, USA
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Abstract

Patterns of stemborer life history and the foraging patterns exhibited by a taxonomically diverse array of stemborer parasites are described. Foraging strategies provide functional descriptions of natural parasite groupings and include elements of the guild concept plus ecological, behavioural, and morphological adaptations that enable a parasite to locate and exploit a particular host effectively. Elements of the foraging strategy include: host stage attacked, microhabitat of the host, cues employed to locate and identify the host, and method of host attack. Possible constraints presented by the crop plants to the success of different foraging strategies exhibited by groups of parasites are explored.

Résumé

Différent types de cycles de vie et modèles de recherches de l'hôte exhibés par un ensemble impressionant de parasites, taxonomiquement differents, de foreurs de tige de céréales sont décrits. Les stratégies de recherches fournissent des descriptions fonctionnelles de regroupement naturel des parasites et comprennent des éléments du concept d'association, des éléments écologiques, de comportements, et des adaptations morphologiques qui permettent au parasite de trouver et d'exploiter efficacement un hôte donné. La strategie de recherche comprend les éléments suivants: le stade de l'hôte attaqué, le microhabitat de l'hôte, les signaux utilisés pour localiser et identifier l'hôte, et les méthodes d'attaques de l'hôte. Les contraintes éventuelles présentées par les plantes cultivées sur le succès des différents types de stratégies de recherches exhibés par des groupes de parasites, sont explorées.

Keywords

PyralidaeNoctuidaeHymenopteranatural enemiesstemborersbiological controlPyralidaeNoctuidaeHyménoptèreennemis naturelsforeur de tigeslutte biologique
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International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 17 , Special Issue 1: Ecology and Management of Tropical Gramineous Stemborers , March 1997 , pp. 37 - 49
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Copyright © ICIPE 1997

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