Parental host species affects behavior and parasitism by the pentatomid egg parasitoid, Trissolcus japonicus (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae)

• Published in: Biological control Vol. 149; p. 104324
• Main Authors: Boyle, Sean M., Weber, Donald C., Hough-Goldstein, Judith, Hoelmer, Kim A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 01.10.2020
• Subjects: adults; Asia; biological control; Brown marmorated stink bug; cages; egg masses; eggs; females; foraging; Glycine max; Halyomorpha halys; host preferences; Host specificity; hosts; indigenous species; invasive species; Kairomones; leaves; natural enemies; parasitism; Parasitoid-host interactions; parasitoids; phenotypic plasticity; Podisus maculiventris; predatory insects; Samurai wasp; soybeans; Trissolcus; wasps; Asia; Brown marmorated stink bug; Kairomones; Parasitoid-host interactions; Samurai wasp; Host specificity

•Separate parasitoid lines were established using two pentatomid species as hosts.•Behavioral assay results suggest T. japonicus exhibits some degree of host fidelity.•Host parasitism rates and host suitability were dependent on exposed host species.•T. japonicus hind tibia length and body weight we...