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EnglishThe olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae, is considered the main olive pest worldwide, and has been the target of biological control programmes through the release of the braconid parasitoid Psyttalia concolor. Laboratory tests were performed to evaluate the influence of distance from the host on parasitisation, placing larvae of the substitute host Ceratitis capitata at seven distances (0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3 mm) and four different time periods (7, 15, 30, 60 min). Moreover, field collected olives of Ogliarola Barese cultivar infested by B. oleae were exposed to P. concolor females to confirm its ability to parasitise B. oleae in small olives. Psyttalia concolor oviposition was inhibited at 2.5 and 3 mm due to the ovipositor length of the parasitoid females (2.7 mm). Hosts were easily parasitised at distances between 0 and 1.5 mm. The thin fruit pulp (up to 3.5 mm) of field collected olives allowed the parasitisation to occur also in mature fruits. At the best combination distance/time (0 mm, 30 min), tests performed with different larvae/parasitoid female ratio showed an increasing emergence of P. concolor (from 20% to 57%) with larvae/parasitoid ratio increasing from 0.11 to 0.74. The results of the present study might optimise the mass rearing of P. concolor, through a proper setting of its parameters, such as the host/parasitoid ratio, exposure distances, and interaction time.
Baser, N., Lo Verde, G., Kacar, G., Lamaj, F., Verrastro, V., Lombardo, A., et al. (2019). Influence of distance from the host on parasitisation by Psyttalia concolor (Szépligeti) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). INSECTS, 10(10), 1-14.
| Data di pubblicazione: | 2019 |
| Titolo: | Influence of distance from the host on parasitisation by Psyttalia concolor (Szépligeti) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) |
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| Citazione: | Baser, N., Lo Verde, G., Kacar, G., Lamaj, F., Verrastro, V., Lombardo, A., et al. (2019). Influence of distance from the host on parasitisation by Psyttalia concolor (Szépligeti) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). INSECTS, 10(10), 1-14. |
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| Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects10100316 |
| Abstract: | The olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae, is considered the main olive pest worldwide, and has been the target of biological control programmes through the release of the braconid parasitoid Psyttalia concolor. Laboratory tests were performed to evaluate the influence of distance from the host on parasitisation, placing larvae of the substitute host Ceratitis capitata at seven distances (0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3 mm) and four different time periods (7, 15, 30, 60 min). Moreover, field collected olives of Ogliarola Barese cultivar infested by B. oleae were exposed to P. concolor females to confirm its ability to parasitise B. oleae in small olives. Psyttalia concolor oviposition was inhibited at 2.5 and 3 mm due to the ovipositor length of the parasitoid females (2.7 mm). Hosts were easily parasitised at distances between 0 and 1.5 mm. The thin fruit pulp (up to 3.5 mm) of field collected olives allowed the parasitisation to occur also in mature fruits. At the best combination distance/time (0 mm, 30 min), tests performed with different larvae/parasitoid female ratio showed an increasing emergence of P. concolor (from 20% to 57%) with larvae/parasitoid ratio increasing from 0.11 to 0.74. The results of the present study might optimise the mass rearing of P. concolor, through a proper setting of its parameters, such as the host/parasitoid ratio, exposure distances, and interaction time. |
| URL: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/10/10/316/pdf |
| Settore Scientifico Disciplinare: | Settore AGR/11 - Entomologia Generale E Applicata |
| Appare nelle tipologie: | 1.01 Articolo in rivista |
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