EFFECT OF HOST-LARVAL DIET ON THE HOST ACCEPTANCE AND HOST SUITABILITY OF THE EGG PARASITOID Telenomus remus NIXON (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) ON Spodoptera frugiperda J. E. Smith (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Effect of host-larval diet on the host acceptance and suitability egg parasitoid Telenomus remus Nixon (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) Spodoptera frugiperda J. E. Smith (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). The life history parasitoids is an important factor that can determine their ability to attack a host. type food consumed by affect such as searching behavior, acceptance. In this research, we evaluate effect S. larvae its eggs produced adults for remus. research was studied two types masses obtained from moths fed with natural or artificial during larval stages. Parasitoid reared both hosts. An mass consisting 50 hosts exposed one female 24 hours. then were until adult emerged. Each experiment repeated 20 times. Host observed through parasitism rate parasitization. Meanwhile, sex ratio emerging parasitoids. results showed using had higher (99.33%) than those (82.53%). contrast, level parasitization (78.30%) (48.34%) because number T. also diet. However, (F:M) biased.