1992
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.1992.tb01109.x
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Woolly apple aphid (Eriosoma lanigerum Hausm., Hom., Aphidae) parasitism by Aphelinus mali Hal. (Hym., Aphelinidae) in relation to host stage and host colony size, shape and location

Abstract: The host specific (solitary) endoparasitoid, Aphelinus mali, will parasitize all stages of woolly apple aphid but apparently prefers third stage nymphs and older hosts. Female parasitoids are generally larger than males, emerge from larger mummies and take about 1/2 day longer to complete development. The sex ratio is strongly male biased when only small hosts are available for parasitization, and strongly female biased when only large hosts are available. Pre‐adult mortality decreases with increasing mummy si… Show more

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“…The inverse relationship between the number of aphids parasitized by A. mali and aphid colony size (Mueller et al 1992;Shaw & Walker 1996) was generally supported by the combined colony data from the current research. However, more detailed analyses indicated that in small aphid colonies up to 20 individuals, the reverse relationship occurred, with greater parasitism in the largest colonies (e.g.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 63%
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“…The inverse relationship between the number of aphids parasitized by A. mali and aphid colony size (Mueller et al 1992;Shaw & Walker 1996) was generally supported by the combined colony data from the current research. However, more detailed analyses indicated that in small aphid colonies up to 20 individuals, the reverse relationship occurred, with greater parasitism in the largest colonies (e.g.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 63%
“…Thus, A. mali needed to colonize the IFP areas during transition from CFP before its efficacy could be assessed. The results of recording A. mali in the BFP area, and the IFP area during the third and fourth years of transition, generally supported the known inverse relationship between parasitism and colony size (Mueller et al 1992). Except in one instance, parasitism above 25% was confined to colonies with fewer than 150 aphids (Fig.…”
Section: Monitoring Of Aphelinus Malimentioning
confidence: 51%
“…Control of WAA depends in general on meteorological conditions. The parasitization level by Aphelinus mali in the Netherlands in springtime is often too low to reduce WAA sufficiently, although during summertime parasitization may be high (M UELLER et al.,1988, 1992). Aphelinus mali was introduced from Virginia (USA) into France and from there into the Netherlands (H OWARD , 1929).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Percent parasitism declines as colonies increase in size, because parasitoids can't reach inside the center of dense colonies. If woolly apple aphid forms large colonies quickly in spring, A. mali would be less and less efficient (Mueller et al 1992). …”
Section: Biological Controlmentioning
confidence: 99%