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Evaluation of efficiency of Trichogramma evanescens reared on different factitious hosts to control Helicoverpa armigera

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The release of mass propagated egg parasitoids could be one option to control the lepidopteran pests. The efficiency of the parasitoid Trichogramma evanescens (Westwood) reared on eggs of three different factitious hosts; Sitotroga cerealella, Ephestia kuehniella and Galleria mellonella was studied for controlling bollworm Helicoverpa armigera. Efficiency of Trichogramma was studied by measuring parasitism rates, emergence rates, longevity and sex ratio. Wasps reared from each source were tested on the source host and on the target host, H. armigera under laboratory conditions. Rates of parasitism on H. armigera eggs, emergence rates of parasitoids and their longevity were the highest for wasps reared on H. armigera. Wasps reared on S. cerealella gave comparable rates. However, wasps from E. kuehniella gave the lower rates and G. mellonella gave the lowest ones. Parasitized eggs of H. armigera and S. cerealella produced more parasitoid females than eggs of E. kuehniella and G. mellonella. Results are discussed for magnifying efficiency of the parasitoid in controlling H. armigera in the field.

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Acknowledgments

My deep thanks are due to ARC, Egypt for providing me Trichogramma source. I’m also greatly indebted to Prof. M. Saleh for his helpful comments on the manuscript. This research was supported financially by project Nr. 7071104 in National Research Center, Egypt.

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El-Wakeil, N.E. Evaluation of efficiency of Trichogramma evanescens reared on different factitious hosts to control Helicoverpa armigera . J Pest Sci 80, 29–34 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-006-0150-9

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