The Asian citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Liviidae) is an economically important pest of citrus because it serves as a vector of the causal pathogens of huanglongbing (HLB) also known as citrus greening disease. The increased use of insecticides for control of D. citri negatively impacts several natural enemies including some effective ladybeetle species which are not avail...

Abstract Background Egg parasitoids belonging to the genus Trichogramma (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) are important natural enemies that have been successfully used in biological control programs and mostly reared on Mediterranean flour moth, Ephestia kuehniella (Zeller) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Host quality is a crucial factor can determine parasitoid fitness. Main body Laboratory studies ...

Eggs of Ephestia kuehniella (Zeller), Cadra cautella (Walker) and Plodia interpunctella (Hübner) are host parasitoid Trichogramma pintoi (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) which is used in biological control pests. In this study, the species egg age preferences were determined parasitization performance adult female T. pinto. For preference, 1, 2, 3 4 days old eggs from three different hosts give...

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. numbe...