Diet is one of the most common influences on parasitoid reproductive traits. The life span,
mating ability, fecundity, fertility and sex ratio of parasitoids can be affected by the quality of …

Repeated mass introductions of natural enemies have been widely used as a biological
control strategy in greenhouse systems when the resident population of natural enemies is …

Feeding on Non-Prey Resources by Natural Enemies Moshe Coll Reports on the
consumption of non-prey food sources, particularly plant materials, by predators and …

Evidence is required to show that parasitoids are able to move between floral subsidies and
the crop in sufficient numbers, and sufficiently rapidly to improve pest suppression. Marking …

Feeding on sugar‐rich foods such as nectar and honeydew is important for survival of many
adult parasitoids. Especially in agricultural systems, honeydew is often the most prevalent …

Necessity to understand the role of additional food as a tool in biological control programs is
being increasingly felt, particularly due to its eco-friendly nature. A thorough mathematical …

Parasitoids commonly forage in agricultural settings where the predominant sugar source is
homopteran honeydew. The aphidiine braconid, Binodoxys communis, is an Asian …

Trehalose serves multifarious roles in growth and development of insects. In this study, we
demonstrated that the high trehalose diet increased the glucose content, and high glucose …

Many parasitoid wasps and flies feed habitually on sugar-rich foods, consuming nectar
and/or homopteran honeydew in the wild, and substitutes such as diluted honey in the …

In organisms, the energy allocated to different functions, such as between survival and
reproduction, can vary according to biotic and/or abiotic constraints, resulting in trade-offs …