Aleochara suffusa andA. bilineata (Col.: Staphylinidae) as parasitoids of brassica root flies in northern Norway |
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Authors: | T Jonasson M Ahlström-Olsson T J Johansen |
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Institution: | 1. Division of Entomology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Plant Protection Sciences, P.O. Box 44, S-230 53, Alnarp, Sweden 2. Norwegian Crop Research Institute, Holt Research Centre, P.O. Box 2502, N-9002, Troms?, Norway
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Abstract: | A sample ofDelia puparia collected in late autumn from a brassica field at Tromsø, northern Norway, was investigated to study the level of parasitism byAleochara. BothA. suffusa andA. bilineata were reared from puparia of the cabbage root fly,Delia radicum, and the bean seed flies,D. florilega and/orD. platura. Only two specimens ofA. bilineata emerged from puparia of the turnip root fly,D. floralis. BothAleochara species hibernated in the larval state and both pupated inside the host puparium. Most specimens ofA. suffusa emerged from small hosts (D. florilega/D. platura), whereas the majority of A.bilineata emerged from host species of larger size (D. radicum/D. floralis). The time to develop from first instar larva to adult was similar for bothA. suffusa andA. bilineata. Parasitoids developing in large hosts emerged later than those in small hosts, the delay being the same for both species ofAleochara. |
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Keywords: | Aleochara Delia Brassica parasitoids coexistence niche separation |
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