ALTERNATIVE HOSTS OF TRICHOGRAMMA DENDROLIMI MATSUMURA IN DIFFERENT HABITATS (HYMENOPTERA: TRICHOGRAMMATIDAE) |
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Authors: | Yongxin Xu Boqian Li |
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Institution: | Hunan Forestry Research Institute, 164 Shaoshan Road, Changsha 41004, China |
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Abstract: | Abstract This paper deals with alternative hosts of an egg parasitoid. Trichogramma dendrolimi Matsumura in three habitats: mixed forest, pure stand and sparse wood. The experiment was conducted in Liuyan County which is located in the eastern part of Hunan Province. The results suggested that there are 103 species of alternative Lepidopteran hosts for T. dendrolimi . There were two critical periods throughout the year when there were no eggs of Dendrolimus punctatus Walker and few eggs of alternative hosts available for ovipsition by the parasitoids. |
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Keywords: | Trichogramma dendrolimi alternative hosts Dendrolimi punctatus |
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