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Quality control of Cotesia flavipes (Cameron) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from different Brazilian bio-factories

dc.contributor.authorVeiga, Ana C.P. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorVacari, Alessandra M. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorVolpe, Haroldo X.L. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorde Laurentis, Valéria L. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorDe Bortoli, Sergio A. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-27T11:29:35Z
dc.date.available2014-05-27T11:29:35Z
dc.date.issued2013-06-01
dc.description.abstractThe goal of this study was to evaluate the quality of Cotesia flavipes from different bio-factories as biological control agents. We evaluated biological characteristics of the parasitoids throughout their lifespan, and measured the body length and width, abdomen width, thorax width and width and length of the right forewing of female and male parasitoids. Our results showed that the number of males and pupal viability were similar among the bio-factories; the number of emerged females was greater in bio-factories I and II; the egg-pupa period and the pupal period were shorter in bio-factory IV; and a greater longevity was found in bio-factories II and III. Sex ratio (at approximately 60% females) was satisfactory (in terms of suitability for release) across all bio-factories. For morphometric measurements, the body, abdomen and wing widths were similar in males; however, thorax width was greater in the males from bio-factory I; bio-factory III produced females with the highest body length; bio-factory I produced females with the greatest abdomen width; bio-factories III and IV produced females with the greatest wing length. Among the bio-factories studied, bio-factory IV produced the best quality C. flavipes, with respect to the greatest number of parasitoids per pupal mass (a mean of 57% more parasitoids) in a satisfactory sex ratio, and with the shortest developmental time, which facilitates faster rearing in the laboratory. Studies such as this, which assess the quality of a mass-produced C. flavipes, are crucial for the continued use of this parasitoid in controlling Diatraea saccharalis in the field. © 2013 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.en
dc.description.affiliationLaboratório de Biologia e Criação de Insetos Departamento de Fitossanidade Universidade Estadual Paulista FCAV/Unesp, Jaboticabal, São Paulo
dc.description.affiliationUnespLaboratório de Biologia e Criação de Insetos Departamento de Fitossanidade Universidade Estadual Paulista FCAV/Unesp, Jaboticabal, São Paulo
dc.format.extent665-673
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09583157.2013.790932
dc.identifier.citationBiocontrol Science and Technology, v. 23, n. 6, p. 665-673, 2013.
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/09583157.2013.790932
dc.identifier.issn0958-3157
dc.identifier.issn1360-0478
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84879539831
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/75531
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000320692500005
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofBiocontrol Science and Technology
dc.relation.ispartofjcr0.918
dc.relation.ispartofsjr0,441
dc.relation.ispartofsjr0,441
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dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectbiological control
dc.subjectmass rearing
dc.subjectparasitoid
dc.subjectsugarcane
dc.subjectbiocontrol agent
dc.subjectbody size
dc.subjectcrop pest
dc.subjectdevelopmental biology
dc.subjectexperimental apparatus
dc.subjectlongevity
dc.subjectmorphometry
dc.subjectmoth
dc.subjectrearing
dc.subjectsex ratio
dc.subjectsugar cane
dc.subjectviability
dc.subjectwasp
dc.subjectBrazil
dc.titleQuality control of Cotesia flavipes (Cameron) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from different Brazilian bio-factoriesen
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.licensehttp://journalauthors.tandf.co.uk/permissions/reusingOwnWork.asp
dspace.entity.typePublication
unesp.author.orcid0000-0003-0957-6164[5]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0001-7649-8288[2]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-6389-5628[4]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0003-3092-4741[3]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-9375-6514[1]
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Jaboticabalpt
unesp.departmentBiologia - FCAVpt

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