tailieunhanh - The effects of different temperatures and diets on the biology of Cales noacki Howard (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae), a parasitoid of the citrus woolly whitefly

The biology of Cales noacki Howard (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae), a particular parasitoid of the woolly whitefly, Aleurothrixus floccosus Maskell (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae). | Research Article Turk J Agric For 33 (2009) 267-275 © TÜBİTAK doi: The effects of different temperatures and diets on the biology of Cales noacki Howard (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae), a parasitoid of the citrus woolly whitefly Gonca VATANSEVER SAKİN1,*, M. Rifat ULUSOY2 1Balıkesir University, Edremit Vocational School, 10300 Edremit, Balıkesir - TURKEY 2Çukurova University, Agriculture Faculty, Plant Protection Department, 01330 Balcalı, Adana - TURKEY Received: Abstract: The biology of Cales noacki Howard (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae), a particular parasitoid of the woolly whitefly, Aleurothrixus floccosus Maskell (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae), was investigated under laboratory conditions, where the effects of different temperatures [18, 22, 26, 30, 34, 18/26, 26/34 °C] and the longevity of adults on different diets [sugar water (10%), water with honey (10%), water, honeydew of A. floccosus, 1st instar larvae of A. floccosus, or no food] were observed. The longest developmental time of C. noacki was identified at 18 °C (♀: and ♂: days) and the shortest time was at 26 and 30 °C constant temperatures (♀: , and ♂: , days). The developmental threshold of the parasitoid was calculated as °C and the total effective temperature was degree-days. The longest lifespan of adult individuals was at 18 °C (♀: and ♂: days) and the shortest was under the fluctuating temperature of 26-34 °C (♀: and ♂: days). The preoviposition period of C. noacki females lasted about days, the oviposition period was about days, and females parasitized an average of hosts during this period. The lifespan of the adults was the longest when fed sugar water (10%) (♀: and ♂: days) and the shortest, when without a nutrient (♀: and ♂: days). Key words: Cales noacki, temperature, developmental time, lifespan, diet Farklı sıcaklık ve besin ortamlarının turunçgil pamuklu beyazsineğinin .

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• Cales noacki
• Developmental time
• Diets on the biology
• Biology of Cales noacki
• The egg laying