Title: Reproductive Fitness of Mealybug Parasitoid, Aenasius bambawalei Hayat (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae)
Abstract:Aenasius bambawalei Hayat (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) is a solitary endoparasitoid of cotton mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsisTinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) has been recorded as an effective natural...Aenasius bambawalei Hayat (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) is a solitary endoparasitoid of cotton mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsisTinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) has been recorded as an effective natural enemy of mealybugs in cotton fields of Pakistan. The current study was conducted to determine the developmental time, sex ratio and progeny fitness of this wasp on different developmental stages of its host. Our results show that maximum developmental time was recorded for 2 instar host nymph as compared to ndRead More
Publication Year: 2013
Publication Date: 2013-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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