Density of Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Ashmead) and host Ceratitis capitata (Wied) larvae for the increase of parasitoid female production

ABSTRACT: The objective of the present study was to evaluate the ratio of Ceratitis capitata larvae/female of Diachasmimorpha longicaudata that results in the increase of parasitism and the production of females in the progeny. We used 8-day-old copulated D. longicaudata females with oviposition par...

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Main Authors: Carlos Gustavo da Cruz, Clarice Diniz Alvarenga, Patricia Cristina do Carmo Oliveira, Edileuza dos Reis Souza Conceição, Zenobia Cardoso dos Santos, Teresinha Augusta Giustolin, Maria das Dores da Cruz Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Biológico 2018-08-01
Series:Arquivos do Instituto Biológico
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-16572018000100204&lng=en&tlng=en