title: Development and Reproduction of Brethesiella cf. abnormicornis (Girault) (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), a Parasitoid of the Colombian Fluted Scale, Crypticerya multicicatrices Kondo & Unruh (Hemiptera: Monophlebidae).
abstract: Studies on the development and reproduction of Brethesiella cf. abnormicornis (Girault) (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), a parasitoid of the Colombian fluted scale, Crypticerya multicicatrices Kondo & Unruh (Hemiptera: Monophlebidae), were conducted under laboratory conditions. The duration of the life cycle, adult longevity, fecundity, and population parameters were determined. The parasitoid takes about 29 d to complete a single generation (from egg to adult). In addition, population parameters show that one female wasp is replaced by nearly 32 females, with a female-to-male sex ratio of 2:1. Population parameters estimated in this study can be considered baseline information for a mass-rearing protocol. This is the first detailed study of the biology of a species of Brethesiella, where the duration of all larval stages of the parasitoid is determined, being an important contribution for further biological studies of endoparasitoids.
authors: Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (CORPOICA), Centro de Investigación Palmira, Calle 23, Carrera 37, Continuo al Penal, Palmira, Valle del Cauca, Colombia (xikamodel1@yahoo.es; takumasa.kondo@gmail.com).
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authors: Montealegre
authors: Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (CORPOICA), Centro de Investigación Obonuco, Km. 5 via Pasto, Obonuco, Pasto, Nariño, Colombia (pasotelo@corpoica.org.co), and pasotelo@corpoica.org.co.
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authors: Sotelo
authors: Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (CORPOICA), Centro de Investigación Palmira, Calle 23, Carrera 37, Continuo al Penal, Palmira, Valle del Cauca, Colombia (xikamodel1@yahoo.es; takumasa.kondo@gmail.com).
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authors: Kondo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003105:Colombia; D005298:Fertility; D006430:Hemiptera / Q000254:growth & development / Q000469:parasitology*; D007814:Larva / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology; D008136:Longevity; D009758:Nymph / Q000254:growth & development / Q000469:parasitology; D010572:Pest Control, Biological; D014863:Wasps / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*
keywords: Brethesiella cf. abnormicornis; biological control; life history; natural enemy; parasitoid