Notes on the ovipositional behavior of Trichogramma fuentesi

Our study characterized host searching and oviposition ability of T. fuentesi. In general, female wasps walked to a C. cactorum egg, drummed over the surface, drilled into the chorion, and deposited an egg. Grooming and resting behaviors were observed infrequently and host feeding was never recorded...

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Published inThe Florida entomologist Vol. 96; no. 4; pp. 1606 - 3211
Main Authors Paraiso, Oulimathe, Hight, Stephen D, Kairo, Moses T.K, Bloem, Stephanie
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Florida Entomological Society 01.12.2013
Subjects
Host-parasite relationships
Hymenoptera
Physiological aspects
Zoological research
United States
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Summary:Our study characterized host searching and oviposition ability of T. fuentesi. In general, female wasps walked to a C. cactorum egg, drummed over the surface, drilled into the chorion, and deposited an egg. Grooming and resting behaviors were observed infrequently and host feeding was never recorded. In a typical observation period of 60 min with eggs of the exotic C. cactorum, female parasitoids spent 16% of their time drumming, 4% drilling, and 8% egg laying into the selected host. Most of the oviposition behaviors happened in the first hour.
ISSN:0015-4040
1938-5102