Selection of parasitoids of the genus Trichogramma (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) and parasitism at different eggs ages of Duponchelia fovealis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)
Selection of parasitoids of the genus Trichogramma (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) and parasitism at different eggs ages of Duponchelia fovealis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)
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10.4025/actascibiolsci.v40i1.42216
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2018-01-01
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Oliveira de Freitas Bueno, Regiane Cristina
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Pereira Paes, Joao Paulo;Souza Lima, Victor Luiz;Oliveira de Freitas Bueno, Regiane Cristina
The European pepper moth Duponchelia fovealis (Zeller, 1847) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), despite being among the principal pests of strawberries in Brazil. However, biological control methods are rarely documented for this pest. In the current study, the goal was to select promising Trichogramma strains to enable the control of D. fovealis and to determine the acceptance of different ages of host eggs by the parasitoid. In the first bioassay, evaluations were done on the biological parameters of five strains of Trichogramma pretiosum Riley and one of Trichogramma galloi Zucchi (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae). The best performance came from the strains, Tp18 (T. pretiosum) and Tg (T. galloi), showing parasitism and viability higher than 50 and 90%, respectively. Another bioassay revealed the acceptance of both these species (Tp18 and Tg) for different ages of D. fovealis eggs. All host ages were accepted by T. pretiosum (Tp18) and T. galloi, with a preference for younger eggs (65% parasitism). Adult emergence, number of individuals per egg and sex ratio revealed no significant differences with respect to the host age. The current study provides pertinent data on the selection and performance of Trichogramma species on D. fovealis eggs of different ages.