Effect of Temperature and Host Density on Some Characteristics of The Ectoparasitoid Bracon brevecornis (Walker) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

A., Abdelaal, A.A.; M., Said, S.

doi:10.21608/eajbsa.2020.131144

Effect of Temperature and Host Density on Some Characteristics of The Ectoparasitoid Bracon brevecornis (Walker) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Abdelaal, A.A. A. ¹
Said, S. M. ²

¹ Economic Entomology & Agricultural Zoology Dept., Faculty of Agriculture, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt

² Economic Entomology and Agriculture Zoology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Menoufia University

10.21608/eajbsa.2020.131144

Abstract

The present work was carried out to study the effect of exposure to different temperatures of 15, 20,25,30 and 35˚C and different host densities of 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 larvae of the host on some biological aspect of Bracon brevicornis (Walker) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)adult femaleswhen reared on Ephestia kuehniella full-grown larvae. Results indicated that exposure to different temperatures had a significant effect on pre-oviposition, oviposition, post-oviposition and longevity periods of an adult female, As the shortening of these periods was observed with a high temperature and vice versa. Also, a significant effect of temperatures on parasitism % and eggs laid / female were found. The obtained results showed an insignificant effect of host densities on biological aspects of an adult female of B. brevicornis, except in the case of Parasitism % and eggs laid /female.

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