Effects of parasitism by the braconid wasp, Bracon hebetor (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), on the host hemolymph and phenoloxidase activation of the rice moth, Corcyra cephalonica larvae (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

Effects of parasitism by the braconid wasp, Bracon hebetor (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), on the host hemolymph and phenoloxidase activation of the rice moth, Corcyra cephalonica larvae (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

Abstract Background Biological control of insect pests is an economic, eco-friendly and harmless approach to integrated pest management strategies. Bracon hebetor (Say) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) considers a polyphagous ectoparasitoid of various pests of the order Lepidoptera. The parasitized host in...

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Main Authors: Reham Fathy, Nawal Zohdy, Emtithal M. Abd-El-Samie, Hazem Abou-Elfadl, Shaimaa Moamen, Aly Younes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-03-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control
Subjects:
Insect immunity
Bracon hebetor
Corcyra cephalonica
Phenoloxidase activation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41938-023-00678-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s41938-023-00678-z

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