Influence of Host Deprivation and Egg Expenditure on the Patch and Host-Finding Behavior of the Parasitoid Wasp <Emphasis Type="Italic">Mastrus ridibundus</Emphasis> |
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Authors: | Evelyne Hougardy Nicholas J Mills |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California, Mulford Hall 137, Berkeley, CA 94720-3114, USA |
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Abstract: | The influence of host deprivation and egg expenditure on the host location behavior ofMastrus ridibundus was evaluated under controlled conditions in a walk-in field cage in a greenhouse. The activity of females peaked at a temperature
of 25–27°C generating two peaks of activity through the day. Increased host deprivation did not influence patch and host-finding
success: females responded to host stimuli even after 9 days of host deprivation. In contrast, the longer M. ridibundus was exposed to excess hosts, the greater was the reduction in patch and host-finding success. Egg depletion expressed as
the percentage of realized lifetime fecundity expended, rather than egg load, offered a good match for this decline. These
results are discussed in the context of biological control introductions and the choice of pre-release treatment. |
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Keywords: | biological control codling moth egg load host finding Mastrus ridibundus parasitoid physiological status |
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