Effects of floral resources on fitness of the parasitoids Trichogramma exiguum (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) and Cotesia congregata (Hymenoptera: Braconidae …

BE Witting-Bissinger, DB Orr, HM Linker - Biological Control, 2008 - Elsevier
This study was conducted to determine if floral resources enhanced longevity and fecundity
of the egg parasitoid Trichogramma exiguum Pinto & Platner and longevity of the larval …

Performance of Trichogramma ostriniae (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) reared on factitious hosts, including the target host, Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera …

MP Hoffmann, PR Ode, DL Walker, J Gardner… - Biological Control, 2001 - Elsevier
The performance of the parasitoid Trichogramma ostriniae (Pang et Chen) on eggs of four
factitious hosts, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner), Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier), Trichoplusia ni …

[PDF][PDF] Effects of artificial diets and floral nectar on longevity and progeny production of Trichogramma euproctidis Girault (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae)

AS Tunçbilek, N Cinar, U Canpolat - Turk J Entomol, 2012 - researchgate.net
Trichogramma species are the most widely used biological control agents against
lepidopteran pests. They prefer sugar-based substances as foods, especially plant nectar …

Pollen as a source of food for egg parasitoids of the genus Trichogramma (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae)

G Zhang, O Zimmermann… - Biocontrol Science and …, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
The value of corn pollen as a food source for Trichogramma brassicae Bezdenko
(Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) was assessed in the laboratory by testing the effect of …

Effect of host availability on reproduction and survival of the parasitoid wasp Trichogramma minutum

B Bai, SM Smith - Ecological Entomology, 1993 - Wiley Online Library
1 We tested the hypothesis that females of the egg parasitoid, Trichogramma minutum Riley
(Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae), could adjust their fecundity schedule according to host …

Effect of floral nectar, water, and feeding frequency on Cotesia glomerata longevity

JC Lee, GE Heimpel - BioControl, 2008 - Springer
This study examined how water, sucrose, and frequency of nectar availability affects the
longevity of the parasitoid Cotesia glomerata (L.)(Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Under …

The effect of host size on quality attributes of the egg parasitoid, Trichogramma pretiosum

B Bai, RF Luck, L Forster, B Stephens… - Entomologia …, 1992 - Wiley Online Library
In a study of the quality of Trichogramma pretiosum Riley (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammidae),
we compared female wasps emerging from natural hosts, parasitized in the laboratory or the …

Biotic and abiotic factors that affect parasitism in Trichogramma pintoi (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) as a biocontrol agent against Heortia vitessoides …

Z Yan, JJ Yue, YY Zhang - Environmental Entomology, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The parasitoid wasp, Trichogramma pintoi, is a promising candidate for inundative release
against Heortia vitessoides. Parasitoid females can regulate the sex of their offspring in …

Effect of food on longevity of adults of Trichogramma carverae Oatman and Pinto and Trichogramma nr brassicae Bezdenko (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae)

GM Gurr, HI Nicol - Australian Journal of Entomology, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Trichogramma spp. are among the most widely used biological control agents against
lepidopteran pests. Several species are known to benefit from adult foods, especially plant …

Larval Crowding and Adult Nutrition Effects on Longevity and Fecundity of Female Trichogramma nubilale Ertle & Davis (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae)

DM Olson, DA Andow - Environmental Entomology, 1998 - academic.oup.com
The influence of adult feeding of Trichogramma nubilale Ertle & Davis and larval competition
within an egg of European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis Hübner, on progeny fecundity and …