Comparative biology and life table of <i>Habrobracon hebetor</i> (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on <i>Anagasta kuehniella</i> (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) at five constant temperatures

Golizadeh, Ali; Alikhani, Maryam; Hassanpour, Mahdi; Enkegaard, Annie; Rafiee-Dastjerdi, Hooshang; Razmjou, Jabraeil

doi:10.1080/09670874.2016.1277801

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“…Both can reflect the increased potential of a population. The net reproductive rate and intrinsic increase rate of H. hebetor reached the maximum at 30 and 35 • C, which is consistent with Golizadeh et al [19] who reared H. hebetor on A. kuehniella larvae. The optimum temperature for the growth and development of H. hebetor is 30 • C [14,19].…”

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“…The net reproductive rate and intrinsic increase rate of H. hebetor reached the maximum at 30 and 35 • C, which is consistent with Golizadeh et al [19] who reared H. hebetor on A. kuehniella larvae. The optimum temperature for the growth and development of H. hebetor is 30 • C [14,19]. Taking into account factors such as the total number of eggs laid, egg hatchability, number of emerged adults, emergence ratio, percentage of female offspring, innate rate of increase, and net reproductive rate, it is believed that optimal temperature for rearing of H. hebetor on E. elutella larvae is 30 • C in the current study.…”

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Temperature Effect on the Growth and Development of Habrobracon hebetor Say (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) Reared on Ephestia elutella (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) Larvae

Huang,

Liu,

Lü

et al. 2024

Insects

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Augmentative release of parasitoids has been an important component of integrated insect management for stored product protection. Understanding the effect of different temperatures on the growth and development of parasitoids is in favor of mass rearing of parasitoids. Habrobracon hebetor Say (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is a highly cosmopolitan, gregarious ecto-parasitoid of a variety of Lepidopterous larvae. Thus, the growth and development of H. hebetor reared on Ephestia elutella (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) larvae were investigated at 15, 20, 25, 30, and 35 °C. Habrobracon hebetor could complete growth and development, and the developmental duration decreased with increasing temperature at 15, 20, 25, 30, and 35 °C. The development threshold temperatures of H. hebetor eggs, larvae, pupae, and egg-to-adult stages were 13.89, 6.39, 9.24, and 9.29 °C, and the effective accumulated temperatures were 23.33, 46.40, 142.68, and 240.31 °C·d, respectively. The total number of eggs laid by H. hebetor, the hatching rate of H. hebetor eggs, and the percentage of female offspring reached the maximum of 192.39, 83.89%, and 74.04% at 30 °C, respectively. There was no significant difference in pupal survival rate in the temperature range of 15 °C to 35 °C. At 30 °C, the pre-oviposition duration of H. hebetor was the shortest (0.87 d). Therefore, the optimal rearing temperature of H. hebetor was 30 °C. The present results are useful for the large-scale rearing of H. hebetor using E. elutella larvae as hosts and effectively implementing the biological control of stored-product insects.

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Temperature Effect on the Growth and Development of Habrobracon hebetor Say (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) Reared on Ephestia elutella (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) Larvae

Huang,

Liu,

Lü

et al. 2024

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“…In addition, cooler storage temperatures have the potential to decrease parasitism, resulting in a decrease in host mortality [72]. Though the developmental time of immature stages of H. hebetor have been shown to decrease with increases in temperature [72], the lower threshold observed for development was between 11–12 °C [74]. The larval stages of H. hebetor are very sensitive to temperature.…”

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Habrobracon hebetor and Pteromalus cerealellae as Tools in Post-Harvest Integrated Pest Management

Mbata

Warsi

2019

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Consumers are increasingly demanding pesticide-free grain/legumes and processed foods. Additionally, there are more restrictions, or complete loss, of insecticides labelled for use in managing stored grain insects in post-harvest ecosystems. Suppression of post-harvest pests using parasitic wasps is a more sustainable alternative than chemical pesticides. Habrobracon hebetor (Say) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and Pteromalus cerealellae Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) are two important parasitoids that limit economically important pests of stored products. Host searching ability and reproductive performances of H. hebetor and P. cerealellae depend on a wide range of factors, such as host species, commodities, and environmental conditions. Further, use of entomopathogens can complement the ability of parasitoids to regulate pest populations. This review provides information on aspects of H. hebetor and P. cerealellae biology and successful regulation of post-harvest pest populations.

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“…interpunctella or E. kuehniella, although it is also known to attack other pyralid species, such as Galleria mellonella (L.) (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae), which are not related to the food storage environment (Aamer et al, 2015;Alam et al, 2014;Amir-maafi and Chi, 2006;Belda and Riudavets, 2013;Eliopoulos and Stathas, 2008;Golizadeh et al, 2017;Grieshop et al, 2006;Press et al, 1982;Saadat et al, 2014). Females of H. hebetor preferentially attack last instar larvae by paralysing them with venom before laying a variable number of eggs on or near the surface of the immobilised larvae.…”

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Optimization of a Banker Box System to Rear and Release the Parasitoid Habrobracon hebetor (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) for the Control of Stored-Product Moths

Solà

Castañé

Lucas

et al. 2018

Journal of Economic Entomology

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Pyralid moths, such as Ephestia kuehniella (Zeller) or Plodia interpunctella (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), are among the pests of most concern in mills and food industries worldwide. One option for their control, which presents an alternative to the application of insecticides, is the release of natural enemies. Habrobracon hebetor (Say) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is a larval parasitoid of pyralid moths that is commercially available for augmentative release in storehouses. They are delivered as adults that limit their performance. To improve their quality when released at the target location, a banker box has been developed consisting of a rearing box that optimizes the release of the parasitoid. In the present study, the nonpest larvae Galleria mellonella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) have been used as a host, substituting for E. kuehniella larvae which were used in the previous design. The best results were obtained when a mixture of two larval sizes of the host were offered to the female parasitoid, producing five times more adults than with E. kuehniella larvae. Quality of the released parasitoids was optimal because they were delivered in the pupal stage inside the rearing box and adults began to emerge in situ. The banker box released adult parasitoids over a prolonged period of approximately 25 d at the target location. The use of this banker box may significantly help in the biological control of stored-product moths.

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Comparative biology and life table of Habrobracon hebetor (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on Anagasta kuehniella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) at five constant temperatures

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Temperature Effect on the Growth and Development of Habrobracon hebetor Say (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) Reared on Ephestia elutella (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) Larvae

Temperature Effect on the Growth and Development of Habrobracon hebetor Say (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) Reared on Ephestia elutella (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) Larvae

Habrobracon hebetor and Pteromalus cerealellae as Tools in Post-Harvest Integrated Pest Management

Optimization of a Banker Box System to Rear and Release the Parasitoid Habrobracon hebetor (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) for the Control of Stored-Product Moths

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