Results of studies with Trichogramma in Brazil are presented, especially those developed at
ESALQ/USP in the past two decades (1984-2004). The project involved taxonomy, rearing …

This book provides an up-to-date review of the biology of parasitic Hymenoptera, focusing
primarily on genetics, developmental biology, physiology, anatomy and molecular biology …

Highlights•Insect eggs span more than eight orders of magnitude in volume.•Insect egg
shapes vary in asymmetry, aspect ratio, and curvature.•The external surfaces of insect …

Trichogramma galloi Zucchi is an efficient biological control agent against the sugarcane
borer, Diatraea saccharalis (F.) in sugarcane fields in Brazil. This parasitoid is also a …

Bacteria in the genus Wolbachia have evolved numerous strategies to manipulate arthropod
sex, including the conversion of would-be male offspring to asexually reproducing females …

The role of temperature in the induction of diapause in Trichogramma cordubensis
(Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae), under controlled laboratory conditions, was …

The European grapevine moth Lobesia botrana is the main pest in viticulture, and recently
extended its area to South and North America. Biological control by egg parasitoids is a …

In this chapter I review the recent advances on egg parasitoids reproduction and immature
development. Sperm production in adult male parasitoids varies depending on the status of …

One biological insecticide, Bacillus thuringiensis (Berliner)(Bacillales Bacillacae), and two
chemical insecticides, deltamethrin and spinosad, were assessed for their effects on …

抄録 The growth and development of Trichogramma dendrolimi in the host, Mamestra
brassicae, egg was morphologically observed. T. dendrolimi grew rapidly to full size by 2 d …