264
Views
16
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
RESEARCH ARTICLE

Effect of temperature on the reproductive biology of Peristenus spretus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a biological control agent of the plant bug Apolygus lucorum (Hemiptera: Miridae)

, &
Pages 1410-1425 | Received 03 Mar 2015, Accepted 29 May 2015, Published online: 18 Sep 2015

References

  • Atkinson, D. (1994). Temperature and organism size — A biological law for ectotherms? Advances in Ecological Research, 25, 1–58.
  • Bai, B. (1986). Host effect on quality attributes of Trichogramma pretiosum Riley (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) and host discrimination by Copidosoma truncatellum Dalman (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) (M.Sc. thesis). University of California, Riverside.
  • Bai, B., & Smith, S. M. (1993). Effect of host availability on reproduction and survival of the parasitoid wasp Tichogramma minutum. Ecological Entomology, 18, 279–286. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.1993.tb01102.x
  • Bazzocchi, G., Lanzoni, A., Burgio, G., & Fiacconi M. R. (2003). Effects of temperature and host on the pre-imaginal development of the parasitoid Diglyphus isaea (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae). Biological Control, 26, 74–82. doi:10.1016/S1049-9644(02)00118-4
  • Berndt, L. A., & Wratten, S. D. (2005). Effects of alyssum flowers on the longevity, fecundity, and sex ratio of the leafroller parasitoid Dolichogenidea tasmanica. Biological Control, 32, 65–69. doi:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2004.07.014
  • Bürgi, L. P., & Mills N. J. (2013). Developmental strategy and life history traits of Meteorus ictericus, a successful resident parasitoid of the exotic light brown apple moth in California. Biological Control, 66, 173–182.
  • Carignan, S., Boivin, G., & Stewart, R. K. (1995). Developmental biology and morphology of Peristenus digoneutis Loan (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Euphorinae). Biological Control, 5, 553–560. doi:10.1006/bcon.1995.1065
  • Chen, X. X., & Van Achterber, C. (1997). Revision of the subfamily Euphorinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from China. Zoologische Verhande Leiden, 313, 1–217, Figs. 1–622.
  • Day, W. H., Eaton, A. T., Romig, R. F., Tilmon, K. J., Mayer, M., & Dorsey, T. (2003). Peristenus digoneutis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a parasite of Lygus lineolaris (Hemiptera: Miridae) in northeastern United States alfalfa, and the need for research on other crops. Entomological News, 114, 105–111.
  • Dhillon, M. K., & Sharma, H. C. (2009). Temperature influences the performance and effectiveness of field and laboratory strains of the ichneumonid parasitoid, Campoletis chlorideae. BioControl, 54, 743–750. doi:10.1007/s10526-009-9225-x
  • Ding, Y. Q. (1980). The theory and application of insect population mathematic ecology. Beijing: Science Press.
  • Drea, J. J., Dureseau, L., & Rivet, E. (1973) Biology of Peristenus stygicus from Turkey, a potential natural enemy of Lygus bugs in North America. Environmental Entomology, 2, 278–280. doi:10.1093/ee/2.2.278
  • Gonçalves, R. S., Nava, D. E., Andreazza, F., Lisbôa, H., Nunes, A. M., Grützmacher, A. D., … Pazianotto R. A. A. (2014). Effect of constant temperatures on the biology, life table, and thermal requirements of Aganaspis pelleranoi (Hymenoptera: Figitidae), a parasitoid of Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae). Environmental Entomology, 43, 491–500.
  • Goulet, H., & Mason P. G. (2006). Review of the Neartic species of Leiophron and Peristenus (Hymneoptera: Braconidae: Euphorinae) parasitizing Lygus (Hemiptera: Miridae: Mirini). Zootaxa, 1323, 1–118.
  • Harvey, J. A., Harvey, I. F., & Thompson, D. J. (2001). Lifetime reproductive success in the solitary endoparasitoid Venturia canescens. Journal of Insect Behavior, 14, 573–593. doi:10.1023/A:1012219116341
  • Haye, T., Broadbent, A. B., Whistlecraft, J., & Kuhlmann, U. (2005). Comparative analysis of the reproductive biology of two Peristenus species (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), biological control agents of Lygus plant bugs (Hemiptera: Miridae). Biological Control, 32, 442–449. doi:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2004.11.004
  • Haye, T., Kuhlmann, U., Goulet, H., & Mason, P. G. (2006). Controlling Lygus plant bugs (Heteroptera: Miridae) with European Peristenus relictus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in Canada – Risky or not? Bulletin of Entomological Research, 96, 187–196. doi:10.1079/BER2005414
  • Hougardy, E., Bezemer, T. M., & Mills, N. J. (2005). Effects of host deprivation and egg expenditure on the reproductive capacity of Mastrus ridibundus, an introduced parasitoid for the biological control of codling moth in California. Biological Control, 33, 96–106. doi:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2005.01.013
  • Jenner, W. H., Kuhlmann, U., Miall, J. H., Cappuccino, N., & Mason, P. G. (2014). Does parasitoid state affect host range expression? Biological Control, 78, 15–22. doi:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2014.07.005
  • Jervis, M. A., Moe, A., & Heimpel, G. E. (2012). The evolution of parasitoid fecundity: A paradigm under scrutiny. Ecology Letters, 15, 357–364. doi:10.1111/j.1461-0248.2012.01745.x
  • Lane, S. D., Mills, N. J., & Getz, W. M. (1999). The effects of parasitoid fecundity and host taxon on the biological control of insect pests: The relationship between theory and data. Ecological Entomology, 24, 181–190. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2311.1999.00182.x
  • Latham, D. R., & Mills, N. J. (2012). Host instar preference and functional response of Aphidius transcaspicus, a parasitoid of mealy aphids (Hyalopterus species). BioControl, 57, 603–610. doi:10.1007/s10526-012-9440-8
  • Lauzière, I., Pérez-Lachaud, G., & Brodeur, J. (2000). Effect of female body size and adult feeding on the fecundity and longevity of the parasitoid Cephalonomia stephanoderis Betrem (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 93, 103–109.
  • Liu, S. S., Gebremeskel, F. B., & Shi, Z. H. (2002). Reproductive compatibility and variation in survival and sex ratio between two geographic populations of Diadromus collaris, a pupal parasitoid of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella. BioControl, 47, 625–643. doi:10.1023/A:1020576128920
  • Lu, Y., Wu, K., Jiang, Y., Xia, B., Li, P., Feng, H., … Guo, Y. (2010). Mirid bug outbreaks in multiple crops correlated with wide-scale adoption of Bt cotton in China. Science, 328, 1151–1154. doi:10.1126/science.1187881
  • Lu, Y., Wu, K., Wyckhuys, K. A. G., & Guo, Y. (2010). Temperature-dependent life history of the green plant bug, Apolygus lucorum (Meyer-Dur) (Hemiptera: Miridae). Applied Entomology and Zoology, 45, 387–393. doi:10.1303/aez.2010.387
  • Luo, S., Li, H., Lu, Y., Zhang, F., Haye, T., Kuhlmann, U., & Wu, K. (2014). Functional response and mutual interference of Peristenus spretus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a parasitoid of Apolygus lucorum (Heteroptera: Miridae). Biocontrol Science and Technology, 24, 247–256. doi:10.1080/09583157.2013.855703
  • Luo, S., Naranjo, S. E., & Wu, K. (2014). Biological control of cotton pests in China. Biological Control, 68, 6–14. doi:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2013.06.004
  • Mason, P. G., Broadbent, A. B., Whistlecraft, J. W., & Gillespie, D. R. (2011). Interpreting the host range of Peristenus digoneutis and Peristenus relictus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) biological control agents of Lygus spp. (Hemiptera: Miridae) in North America. Biological Control, 57, 94–102. doi:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2011.02.002
  • Murray, T. J., Withers, T. M., & Mansfield, S. (2010). Choice versus no-choice test interpretation and the role of biology and behavior in parasitoid host specificity tests. Biological Control, 52, 153–159. doi:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2009.10.003
  • Pandey, A. K., & Tripathi, C. P. M. (2008). Effect of temperature on the development, fecundity, progeny sex ratio and life-table of Campoletis chlorideae, an endolarval parasitoid of the pod borer, Helicoverpa armigera. BioControl, 53, 461–471. doi:10.1007/s10526-007-9083-3
  • Pickett, C. H., Swezey, S. L., Nieto, D. J., Bryer, J. A., Erlandson, M., Goulet, H., & Schwartz, M. D. (2009). Colonization and establishment of Peristenus relictus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) for control of Lygus spp. (Hemiptera: Miridae) in strawberries on the California Central Coast. Biological Control, 49, 27–37. doi:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2008.09.009
  • Qiu, B., Zhou, Z.-S., Luo, S.-P., & Xu, Z.-F. (2012). Effect of temperature on development, survival, and fecundity of Microplitis manilae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Environmental Entomology, 41, 657–664. doi:10.1603/EN11101
  • Rivers, D. B., & Losinger, M. (2014). Development of the gregarious ectoparasitoid Nasonia vitripennis using five species of necrophagous flies as hosts and at various developmental temperatures. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 151, 160–169. doi:10.1111/eea.12182
  • Sagarra, L. A., Vincent, C., & Stewart, R. K. (2001). Body size as an indicator of parasitoid quality in male and female Anagyrus kamali (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae). Bulletin Entomological Research, 91, 363–367. doi:10.1079/BER2001121
  • SAS Institute. (2008). SAS 9.2 User's® Guide: Statistics. Cary, NC: Author.
  • Van Dijken, M. J., Van Alphen, J. J. M., & Van Stratum, P. (1989). Sex allocation in Epidinocarsis lopezi: Local mate competition. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 52, 249–255. doi:10.1111/j.1570-7458.1989.tb01274.x
  • Wakefield, M. E., Bell, H. A., & Gatehouse, A. M. R. (2010). Longevity and fecundity of Eulophus pennicornis, an ectoparasitoid of the tomato moth Lacanobia oleracea, is affected by nutritional state and diet quality. Agricultural and Forest Entomology, 12(1), 19–27. doi:10.1111/j.1461-9563.2009.00441.x
  • White, H. D. (2002). Ecology of selected European species of Peristenus Foerster (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) parasitoids of plant bugs (Hemiptera: Miridae), and their potential as biological control agents for native North American species of pest Lygus Hahn and Adelphocoris lineolatus (Goeze) in North America (M.Sc. thesis). Winnipeg: University of Manitoba.
  • Winkler, K., Wäckers, F., Bukovinszkine-Kiss, G., & Van Lenteren, J. (2006). Sugar resources are vital for Diadegma semiclausum fecundity under field conditions. Basic and Applied Ecology, 7, 133–140. doi:10.1016/j.baae.2005.06.001

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.