Effects of host size and laboratory rearing on offspring development and sex ratio in the solitary parasitoid Agrothereutes lanceolatus (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae)

• Published in: European journal of entomology Vol. 112; no. 2; pp. 281 - 287
• Main Author: Ueno, Takatoshi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ceske Budejovice Institute of Entomology 02.04.2015; Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science
• Subjects: agrothereutes lanceolatus; Animal reproduction; Biology; cryptinae; Females; host quality; host selection; Hymenoptera; Ichneumonidae; idiobiont; Laboratories; laboratory rearing; Males; sex allocation; Sexes; Sperm; Studies; Tortricidae

Agrothereutes lanceolatus is a solitary ectoparasitoid attacking mature larvae, prepupae and pupae of tortricid and pyralid moths, including Homona magnanima, which is an important pest of tea. Here, the effects of host size on offspring survival, size and sex ratio in A. lanceolatus were investigat...