Spodoptera cosmioides

Different alternative hosts can reduce or even avoid pre-imaginal conditioning of parasitoids in mass production programs. Spodoptera cosmioides (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) may be an alternative host for mass rearing the parasitoid Palmistichus elaeisis Delvare & LaSalle (Hymenoptera: Eulo...

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Published in:	The Florida entomologist Vol. 107; no. 1; pp. 1 - 5
Main Authors:	Faustino, Wilson, Jr, de Moraes, Breno Vieira, Araujo, Fausto Henrique Vieira, Caldeira, Zaira Vieira, de Assis, Sebastiao Lourenco, Jr, da Silva, Ricardo Siqueira, Serrao, Jose Eduardo, de Castro e Castro, Barbara Monteiro, Plata-Rueda, Angelica, Leite, Germano Leao Demolin, Zanuncio, Jose Cola, Soares, Marcus Alvarenga
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Florida Entomological Society 01-03-2024
Subjects:	Biological control Environmental aspects Hymenoptera Insect rearing Methods Pests Physiological aspects Wasps Brazil
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Summary:	Different alternative hosts can reduce or even avoid pre-imaginal conditioning of parasitoids in mass production programs. Spodoptera cosmioides (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) may be an alternative host for mass rearing the parasitoid Palmistichus elaeisis Delvare & LaSalle (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae). The objective of this study was to evaluate the parasitism, emergence, egg-to-adult period, progeny size, sex ratio, and consumption of host tissue per individual of P. elaeisis produced using S. cosmioides pupae in the laboratory. Newly formed
ISSN:	0015-4040
DOI:	10.1515/flaent-2024-0037