The importance of relative humidity for telenomus remus (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae) parasitism and development on Corcyra cephalonica (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) and Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) eggs

dc.contributor.authorPomari-Fernandes, Aline
dc.contributor.authorQueiroz, Ana Paula de
dc.contributor.authorBueno, Adeney de Freitas
dc.contributor.authorSanzovo, Allisson Wilson
dc.contributor.authorBortoli, Sergio Antonio de [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal da Fronteira Sul (UFFS)l
dc.contributor.institutionInstituto Agronômico do Paraná
dc.contributor.institutionEmpresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual do Norte do Paraná
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-21T13:12:34Z
dc.date.available2015-10-21T13:12:34Z
dc.date.issued2015-01-01
dc.description.abstractThe rearing of Telenomus remus (Nixon 1937) has been limited due to the difficulty of its development in its natural host, the eggs of Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith). Environmental conditions can strongly affect egg's parasitoid rearing on factitious hosts; however, until now only the effects of temperature have been studied. The importance of relative humidity in T. remus parasitism is poorly understood; therefore, this study evaluated its parasitism on Corcyra cephalonica (Stainton, 1866) and S. frugiperda eggs under different humidity regimes. Lifetime parasitism and parasitism viability were higher on S. frugiperda eggs and did not differ among humidity regimes. However, these biological parameters were higher at 80% humidity than at both 40 and 60% humidity when T. remus was reared on C. cephalonica eggs. The sex ratio was always higher than 0.6 for all hosts and humidity regimes. Parental female longevity was only influenced by humidity when presented to C. cephalonica eggs: it was higher at 60 and 80% humidity. T. remus egg-to-adult period was longer in C. cephalonica eggs; however, no difference between humidity regimes was noted. In general, relative humidity affected T. remus development only when it was reared on C. cephalonica eggs. For this factitious host, 80% humidity was shown to be appropriate for egg parasitoid rearing due to its better biological performance.en
dc.description.affiliationUnespUniversidade Estadual Paulista, Departamento de Fitossanidade, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias de Jaboticabal
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)
dc.description.sponsorshipConselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)
dc.description.sponsorshipIdFAPESP: 2011/50338-2
dc.format.extent11-17
dc.identifierhttp://aesa.oxfordjournals.org/content/108/1/11
dc.identifier.citationAnnals Of The Entomological Society Of America. Cary: Oxford Univ Press Inc, v. 108, n. 1, p. 11-17, 2015.
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/aesa/sau002
dc.identifier.issn0013-8746
dc.identifier.lattes9277721969335158
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/128711
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000349439700003
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherOxford Univ Press Inc
dc.relation.ispartofAnnals Of The Entomological Society Of America
dc.relation.ispartofjcr1.558
dc.relation.ispartofsjr0,722
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dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectFactitious hosten
dc.subjectBiological controlen
dc.subjectEgg parasitoiden
dc.subjectParasitoid rearingen
dc.titleThe importance of relative humidity for telenomus remus (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae) parasitism and development on Corcyra cephalonica (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) and Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) eggsen
dc.typeArtigo
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dcterms.rightsHolderOxford Univ Press Inc
unesp.author.lattes9277721969335158
unesp.author.orcid0000-0003-0957-6164[5]
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Jaboticabalpt

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