Response of Three Hymenopteran Parasitoids Introduced for Fruit Fly Control to a Gall-Forming Tephritid,Procecidochares alani(Diptera: Tephritidae) |
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| Authors: | MF Purcell JJ Duan RH Messing |
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| Institution: | aTropical Fruit, Vegetable and Ornamental Research Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Hilo, Hawaii, 96720;bKauai Research Center, Department of Entomology, University of Hawaii, Kapaa, Hawaii, 96720, f1 |
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| Abstract: | The response of three larval–pupal parasitoids,Diachasmimorpha longicaudata(Ashmead),Diachasmimorpha tryoni(Cameron), andTetrastichus giffardianusSilvestri, to the Hamakua pamakani gall fly,Procecidochares alaniL., was determined in the laboratory. We also observed responses of these parasitoids to their normal rearing hosts,Bactrocera dorsalis(Hendel) andCeratitis capitata(Weidemann).D. tryonilanded on pamakani galls or on dishes containingP. alanilarvae as frequently as on dishes containingC. capitata.In contrast,D. longicaudataonly rarely landed on the galls.D. tryoniandD. longicaudataoviposited in galls in fewer than 1% of our observations.D. longicaudataprobedP. alanilarvae as frequently asB. dorsalislarvae, but no parasitoid offspring were observed.D. tryonioviposited more frequently inC. capitatathanP. alani.NoD. tryonideveloped inP. alanilarvae.T. giffardianuslanded on pamakani galls andP. alanilarvae more frequently than any other host substrate. In contrast,T. giffardianusentered galls with artificially opened windows one time in 10 observations. We observed 12% parasitism ofP. alanilarvae dissected from the galls and 20% of parasitismP. alaniin the windowed galls. We discuss the implications of our results for future augmentative or classical biological control studies. |
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| Keywords: | biological control tephritidae parasitoids Procecidochares alani Diachasmimorpha longicaudata Diachasmimorpha tryoni Tetrastichus giffardianus risk assessment nontarget effects |
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