Effect of different cold storage periods of rearing host eggs on the performance of the parasitoid Trichogramma evanescens (Westwood) (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae)

Effect of different cold storage periods of rearing host eggs on the performance of the parasitoid Trichogramma evanescens (Westwood) (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae)

Abstract Laboratory experiments were carried out to evaluate the acceptance of Trichogramma evanescens (Westwood) (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) to long and short cold storage periods of the host, the Angoumois grain moth, Sitotroga cerealella Olivier (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) eggs. The eggs were...

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Main Authors: Amany Siam, Nawal Zohdy Mohammed Zohdy, Alia Mohammed Abd ELHafez, Laila Eid Moursy, Hanaa Ahmed E. L. Sherif
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-05-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control
Subjects:
Trichogramma evanescens
Sitotroga cerealella
Cold storage
Parasitized eggs
Parasitoid performance
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41938-019-0139-3

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