Development of lysiphlebus testaceipes cresson, 1880 hymenoptera. Braconidae, aphidiinae is a parasitic wasp which plays an important role in the biological control of a number of aphid species. Host selection and parasitism behavior of lysiphlebus testaceipes. View enhanced pdf access article on wiley online library html view download pdf for offline viewing. Lysiphlebus testaceipes cresson and aphidius colemani viereck hymenoptera. Miridae and \ lysiphlebus \ \ testaceipes \ cresson hymenoptera. This study compared the suitability of aphid honeydew and buckwheat nectar as diet for the aphid parasitoid lysiphlebus testaceipes. Department of agriculture agricultural research service effect of neem extract on the brown citrus aphid, toxoptera citricida and its parasitoid, lysiphlebus testaceipes y. Manipulation of female parasitoid age enhances laboratory. Aphidiinae hymenoptera, braconidae aphid parasitoids of malta. The mean genetic divergence of the nuclear 28s d2 sequences be.
Braconidae, aphidiinae are candidate biological control agents known to play an important role in the management of agricultural and horticultural pests in southern europe. Microsatellites from lysiphlebus hirticornis mackauer. Supercooling points scps were measured for various life stages of male and female lysiphlebus testaceipes cresson parasitoids, along with mummies and its aphid host, schizaphis graminum rondani. An lysiphlebus testaceipes in nahilalakip ha genus nga lysiphlebus, ngan familia nga braconidae. Host plant and temperature effects on lysiphlebus testaceipes. Both the host range composition and development of l. Lysiphlebus viburnaphis fitch, 1855 an lysiphlebus testaceipes 10 in uska species han hymenoptera nga syahan ginhulagway ni cresson hadton 1880. Lysiphlebus testaceipes cresson, an exotic parasitoid species introduced in 197374 into southern france and subsequently widespread over the whole mediterranean france, italy and spain has become established even in portugal since 1985.
The interactions between the cowpea aphid aphis craccivora koch, its parasitoid lysiphlebus testaceipes cresson and hyperparasitoid. When small citrus seedlings were dipped with the neem extract at. Lysiphlebus testaceipes, an introduced aphid parasitoid in portugal. Despite the release of approximately 6,500 aphidius colemani vierick and diaeretiella rapae mcintosh parasitoids as biological control agents for a variety of aphids on guam and saipan in 1998, no longterm establishment on either island was observed. Aphididae in the strawberries crop in the metropolitan region of curitiba, parana, brazil. Miridae and lysiphlebus testaceipes cresson hymenoptera. The life cycle and sex ratio of lysiphlebus testaceipes cresson developing from each age of parasitized aphid were determined. Pdf lysiphlebus testaceipes cresson, an exotic parasitoid species introduced in 197374 into. Establishment potential and thermal thresholds of two. Here we describe a new system that permits unbiased comparisons of sexual and asexual reproduction. Journal of the kansas entomological society publishes research articles and communications on all aspects of the sciences of entomology, with a global scope. The distribution in this summary table is based on all the information available. Braconidae, are two polyphagous parasitoids of aphids which have been studied previously. Lysiphlebus orientalis hymenoptera, braconidae, a new.
Cultures of the endoparasitoid lysiphlebus testaceipes cresson hymenoptera. Occurrence of lysiphlebus testaceipes parasitizing aphis gossypii in watermelon in the state of rio grande do norte, brazil. This page was last edited on 16 november 2019, at 20. Effect of neem extract on the brown citrus aphid, toxoptera citricida and its parasitoid, lysiphlebus testaceipes u. Australasian, eastern palaearctic, oriental, western palaearctic. The password of a readprotected pdf can be removed or the password can be changed. Biocontrol of aphids by the introduced lysiphlebus testaceipes cress. However, the aphidiid parasitoids lipolexis oregmae gahan and lysiphlebus testaceipes cresson were.
Singlelocus recessive inheritance of asexual reproduction. The conspicuous sign of aphidiid activity is the presence of aphid mummies swollen, dead aphids that have been tanned and hardened to form a protective case for the developing wasp pupa. Another aphid parasitoid, lysiphlebus testaceipes cresson hymenoptera. Lysiphlebus testaceipes, a species introduced originally to france, has become broadly established in the. The response of an exothermic arthropods developmental rate to temperature is an important ecological trait taylor 1981 because it may affect the timing of reproduction, rate of population increase, and.
The aphid parasitoid then uses this aphid mummy to its benefit. Lysiphlebus testaceipes is a species of small braconid parasitoid wasp in the subfamily. Read microsatellites from lysiphlebus hirticornis mackauer hymenoptera. First detection of lysiphlebus testaceipes cresson hymenoptera. This is a stub page which contains only a minimal amount of information. Development of lysiphlebus testaceipes cresson, 1880. Cultural control it is clear that ctvinduced quick decline of citrus trees. When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the status. Genetic and morphological variation in sexual and asexual. Pdf lysiphlebus testaceipes, an introduced aphid parasitoid in. Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license. The aphid parasitoid lysiphlebus testaceipes is a potentially valuable biological control agent of aphis gossypii a major worldwide pest of cotton. These greatly swollen aphids mummies with round holes in their abdomens are common sights in melon aphid colonies.
Further details may be available for individual references in the distribution table details section which can be. The lysiphlebus testaceipes, known as the greenbugs aphid parasitoid, is similar and can be compared to a tiny black wasp. Manual of the new world genera of the family braconidae hymenoptera pdf. The developing offspring feeds grows inside the aphid, killing it and causing it to transform into a brown mummy. Within lysiphlebus, two genetically and morphologically welldefined species groups are recognised. They not only feed on plant sap and produce honeydew but they are also responsible for the dispersal of. There was a problem providing the content you requested. Landscape context affects aphid parasitism by lysiphlebus.
Lysiphlebus testaceipes cresson is one of the candidates for use in a programme for biological control of cotton aphid, aphis gossypii glover. Intrinsic rate of increase of lysiphlebus testaceipes. The lysiphlebus testaceipes adult is a tiny, less than 0. Occurrence of lysiphlebus testaceipes cresson, 1880 hymenoptera. Melon aphid populations are heavily parasitized by a minute wasp, lysiphlebus testaceipes. Interaction between the aphid parasitoid lysiphlebus testaceipes. Effects of milkweed host species on interactions between. Aphidiinae parasitizing aphis forbesi weed, 1889 hemiptera. Longevity, reproduction, development, and intrinsic rate of increase of l. By default the file is located in your download folder after saving the file. Fauna of aphidiine parasitic wasps has been intensively studied in the past 20 years in serbia. Aphididae, molecular ecology resources on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications. Effect of neem seed extract on the brown citrus aphid naldc usda. Crossing experiments demonstrated that asexual reproduction has a simple genetic basis in this species and is consistently inherited as a singlelocus recessive trait.
Lysiphlebus testaceipes is a ubiquitous natural enemy of greenbugs in the united states, yet little is known of its ability to overwinter. Developmental response of three geographic isolates of. The noticeable characteristic of this organism is the aphid mummies that remain on leaves after greenbugs are killed. At pupation, the vermiculite was sifted through a galvanized sieve 0. Supercooling points of lysiphlebus testaceipes and its. S b estimation of hymenopteran parasitism in cereal aphids. All lysiphlebus specimens clustered into two groups corresponding to the fabarum group l. The influence of aphidproduced honeydew on parasitoid. Braconidae, a specialist primary parasitoid attacking the specialist tansy aphid, metopeurum fuscoviride stroyan hemiptera. Lysiphlebus testaceipes, a species introduced originally to france, has become broadly established in the mediterranean area. December, 2001 625 biological control parasitism rates of lysiphlebus testaceipes cresson hym aphidiidae on schizaphis graminum rond. Lysiphlebus testaceipes, a species introduced originally to. Help pages, faqs, uniprotkb manual, documents, news archive and biocuration projects. Our objective was to determine the influence of landscape structure on parasitism of cereal aphids by l.
Sampling and biostatistics estimation of hymenopteran parasitism in cereal aphids by using molecular markers douglas b. Wikiproject insects hymenoptera rated startclass, lowimportance this article is within the scope of wikiproject insects, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of insects on wikipedia. Host selection and parasitism behavior of lysiphlebus. Fopiys host range testing based on its successful development on a range of tephritid pests against which it has been introduced, fopius arisanus cannot be regarded as a strict specialist on oriental fruit fly, bactrocera dorsalis. Lysiphlebus testaceipes was usually the only primary parasitoid on aphids across the sites and its common host was a. Yet within each group, sexual as well as asexual lineages occur, and in l. Pdf fauna of aphidiine parasitic wasps has been intensively studied in the past 20 years in serbia.
Through assessment of its thermal biology and low temperature tolerance, this study ascertains the establishment potential of l. This limits the ability to draw general conclusions from any particular system. Through a series of laboratory and field assessments, this study investigates the. Lysiphlebus testaceipes, an introduced aphid parasitoid.
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