Oviposition Behavior of Biosteres longicaudatus,1 a Parasite of the Caribbean Fruit Fly, Anastrepha suspensa2,3

Lawrence, Pauline O.; Greany, P. D.; Nation, James L.; Baranowski, R. M.

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“…Each parasite female lays 25-30 eggs/day, only one of which can develop/host. Consequently, she avoids already parasitized hosts if sufficient hosts are available (Lawrence et al 1978). The observed superparasitization of only the mobile hosts in the combination tests occurred because 50% of the hosts were immobilized and could not 'advertise' their presence to parasites.…”

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“…suspensa and B. longicaudatus were reared in the laboratory at 30 +_ 2 ~ C, 65 _+ 5% RH and a photoperiod of 12 : 12 LD. Rearing procedures for both these species have already been described Lawrence et al 1976Lawrence et al , 1978.…”

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“…All larvae were presented to parasites in a sugarcane bagasse diet (medium) sandwiched between two pieces of cloth and held in place by a 10 cra diana plastic embroidery hoop (hereafter called an oviposition unit). A host : parasite ratio of30:1 was used in all experiments as this facilitated the distribution of I egg/host (Lawrence et al 1978).…”

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Host vibration ? A cue to host location by the parasite, Biosteres longicaudatus

Lawrence

1981

Oecologia

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Biosteres longicaudatus Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Bracon dae) is a solitary endoparasite of Anastrepha suspensa larvae (Diptera: Tephritidae), which live in fruit tissue. Larvae make andible noises within macerated fruit or larval medium in which they are reared. Parasite females readily located normal, mobile larvae and spent a mean of 16.5±4.7 min/visit to parasitize these hosts. In contrast, females were unable to locate etherized or dead hosts and abandoned them after only 1.9±0.9 and 2.3±0.8 min, respectively. Females of all ages, with and without oviposition experience, exhibited non-random search and ovipositor probe behaviors in response to artifically created vibration. This response was influenced primarily by the number of mature eggs in the ovaries. These findings suggest that 1) an accumulation of mature eggs in the ovaries increase the appetitive drive of females to find and oviposit in hosts and 2) host sound/vibration produced either by movement of hosts through the medium and/or by the rasping mouth hooks during feeding. is used by parasites as a releaser for host finding behavior as well as a cue to the location of the host within the substrate.

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Host vibration ? A cue to host location by the parasite, Biosteres longicaudatus

Lawrence

1981

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“…This can be interpreted as a consequence of experience as well as of physiological maturity. Lawrence, Greany, Nation, and Baranowski (1978) stated that in D. longicaudata females, the number of mature oocytes tends to increase as experience of oviposition increases. The strong tendency of this species to superparasitize even when large quantities of hosts are available (Montoya et al 2000a), supports the notion that superparasitism behavior in D. longicaudata could be an adaptive response.…”

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Host discrimination and superparasitism in wild and mass-rearedDiachasmimorpha longicaudata(Hym.: Braconidae) females

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Pérez‐Lachaud

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Biocontrol Science and Technology

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We compared the oviposition behavior and host discrimination ability of wild and mass-reared Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) females parasitizing Anastrepha ludens (Diptera: Tephritidae) larvae. Both kinds of parasitoid females were presented simultaneously with parasitized and nonparasitized larvae in choice tests, and their superparasitism performance was evaluated under a mass-rearing situation. At the time of the test, D. longicaudata had 156 generations under mass-rearing conditions. Our goal was to determine the effect of the mass-rearing process on the foraging decisions of this species. One of the primary findings was the apparent ubiquity of superparasitism by D. longicaudata females. Both types of females showed similar patterns in each of the phases of oviposition behavior evaluated. The only notable differences were among the percentages of transition between behaviors, mainly related to the intensity with which each activity was performed. Under a mass-rearing situation, both strains of females had a similar tendency to increase superparasitism (i.e., number of oviposition scars per puparium and the proportion of superparasitized larvae) over time. The mass-rearing process appears to have induced the selection of more aggressive, fertile and precocious females. Despite these observations, we concluded that the process of adaptation to mass-rearing conditions has not substantially influenced the foraging and ovipositional behaviors in this species.

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“…In average, the female lays 13 to 24 eggs per day (Lawrence et al 1978) using her elongated ovipositor to reach the fly larvae inside fruit.…”

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Diachasmimorpha longicaudata as Biological Control agent of the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata: biotic and abiotic factors affecting its implementation in citrus crops of the Mediterranean basin

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DeclarationThis thesis dissertation is submitted by the undersigned, after endorsement by the supervisors and Doctoral school tutor, for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the University Jaume I of Castellon (Spain) and at the High Agronomic Institute of Chott-Mariem (ISA-CM) (Tunisia).This work has not previously been submitted as an exercise for a degree at these two, or at any other University. Except where otherwise stated, the work described herein has been carried out by the author alone. The experimental work had been conducted at the IVIA research station and/or at the ISA-CM research station as indicated in the International Joint Tutelage contract.To fulfil with this contract, the present thesis dissertation has been fully written in English, with an extended abstract in the official languages of the University Jaume I and from the High Agronomic Institute of Chott-Mariem.According to Spanish legislation, this thesis has been deposited at the TESEO (Spanish Ministry of Education Thesis database) and may be borrwoed or copied upon request with the permission of the Librarian, University Jaume I. . .............................................................................................................. ............................................................................... ? ................................................................................................ 162 Ceratitis capitata control program in Tunisia ............................................. The

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Oviposition Behavior of Biosteres longicaudatus,1 a Parasite of the Caribbean Fruit Fly, Anastrepha suspensa2,3

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Host vibration ? A cue to host location by the parasite, Biosteres longicaudatus

Host vibration ? A cue to host location by the parasite, Biosteres longicaudatus

Host discrimination and superparasitism in wild and mass-rearedDiachasmimorpha longicaudata(Hym.: Braconidae) females

Diachasmimorpha longicaudata as Biological Control agent of the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata: biotic and abiotic factors affecting its implementation in citrus crops of the Mediterranean basin

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