Host specificity of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Anagrus epos</Emphasis>: a potential biological control agent of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Homalodisca vitripennis</Emphasis> |
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Authors: | Rodrigo Krugner Marshall W Johnson Russell L Groves Joseph G Morse |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA;(2) Department of Entomology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA |
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Abstract: | Anagrus epos Girault (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) is a candidate for a classical biological control program targeting the glassy-winged sharpshooter
(GWSS), Homalodisca vitripennis (Germar) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), in California. Because mass production of GWSS is expensive and labor-intensive, a factitious
host that is more economical to produce is desirable to mass produce A. epos for colonization and augmentation efforts. Here, we report the results of host specificity tests and potential rearing techniques
for A. epos under laboratory conditions. Females discriminated and oviposited into eggs of seven cicadellid species: H. vitripennis, Circulifer tenellus (Baker), Erythroneura variabilis Beamer, Amblysellus grex (Oman), Graphocephala atropunctata (Signoret), Macrosteles severini Hamilton, and H. liturata Ball, and two cerambycid species: Phoracantha recurva Newman and P. semipunctata (F.). Anagrus epos successfully completed development in the eggs of H. vitripennis, C. tenellus, E. variabilis, A. grex, G. atropunctata, M. severini, and H. liturata. The use of a factitious host and potential nontarget effects of this generalist parasitoid are discussed. |
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Keywords: | Anagrus epos Biological control Circulifer tenellus Egg parasitoid Graphocephala atropunctata Homalodisca vitripennis Host range testing Non-target effect |
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