No-choice host range tests forAllotropasp. nearmecrida, a parasitoid of the pink hibiscus mealybug,Maconellicoccus hirsutus(Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)

Autor:	William J. Roltsch, Dale E. Meyerdirk, Lawrence R. Ertle
Rok vydání:	2007
Předmět:	Allotropa biology Host (biology) Insect Science Botany Platygastridae Biological pest control Hymenoptera Mealybug biology.organism_classification Agronomy and Crop Science Hemiptera Parasitoid
Zdroj:	Biocontrol Science and Technology. 17:977-981
ISSN:	1360-0478 0958-3157
DOI:	10.1080/09583150701661661
Popis:	Host range studies of the parasitoid Allotropa sp. near mecrida (Walker) (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae) were conducted prior to applying for a permit to release it against the pink hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), in southern California. Using M. hirsutus as a control, four mealybug species were tested as potential hosts. Allotropa sp. near mecrida did not successfully reproduce in any of the mealybug species tested, except for the target species, M. hirsutus. The parasitoid was found to host feed upon one of the non-target species within the confined test environment. Subsequently a USDA-APHIS importation and release permit was granted.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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