Konukçu besinin Bracon hebetor Say (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)’un bazı biyolojik özelliklerine etkisi

The quantity and quality of host insect diets is strongly related with the development parasitoid offspring. To evaluate prediction that effects artificial on ecto-larval Bracon hebetor Say (Hymenoptera: Braconidae); Ephestia kuehniella Zeller (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) larvae were reared different diets. We used corn flour + bran (control), oat bran, rye carob einkorn potato (1:1) as diet. number eggs laid by B. was lowest (3.5 ± 0.41) flour+ bran. rate developing highest flour+bran (70.74%) (65.69%). Potato (66.59 1.34 h) (61.87 1.26 are best diet for larval time. most suitable pupal time (212.02 4.08 (220.85 3.09 h). Considering total time, simirlarly (330.21 4.86 (341.62 4.63 Female parasitoids showed longer longevity than male all nutrients, except in case sex ratios affected each fecundity obtained mixture 242 individuals. results this study can contribute to improvement mass rearing biological control pests.