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Biology of Torymus geranii (Walker), a Parasitoid of Chestnut Gall Wasp Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu (Hymenoptera, Cynipidae)  

Kim, Chul-Su (Division of Forest Diseases and Insect Pests, Korea Forest Research Institute)
Park, Il-Kwon (Division of Forest Diseases and Insect Pests, Korea Forest Research Institute)
Kim, Jong-Kuk (Department of Forest Resources Protection, Kangwon National University)
Shin, Sang-Chul (Division of Forest Diseases and Insect Pests, Korea Forest Research Institute)
Chung, Yeong-Jin (Division of Forest Diseases and Insect Pests, Korea Forest Research Institute)
Choi, Kwang-Sik (Division of Forest Diseases and Insect Pests, Korea Forest Research Institute)
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Korean journal of applied entomology / v.44, no.3, 2005 , pp. 219-223 More about this Journal
Abstract
Torymus geranii was found to be a ectoparasitoid attacking the larvae of Dryocosmus kuriphilus. T. geranii has longevity of a $42.8{\pm}9.8$ days at $20^{\circ}C$ and $26.5{\pm}11.0$ day at $25^{\circ}C$ under conditions supplied with 100% honeydew. Oviposition numbers at 20 and $25^{\circ}C$ were $22.3{\pm}12.5$ and $42.2{\pm}18.4$, respectively. The eggs were oval in shape, measuring $0.56{\pm}0.33$ mm in length. The larvae, $2.94{\pm}0.18mm$ in length, was white and length of male and female pupae were $2.01{\pm}0.18mm$ and $2.73{\pm}0.09mm$, respectively. T. geranii had two generations with overwintering generation emerged on late May to early June at Chunchon, central part of Korea, however showed three generations with overwintering generation emerged on middle May to early June, the first one on late June to early July, and the second one on late July to earlyl August.
Keywords
Torymus geranii; Dryocosmus kuriphilus; parasitoid; biology; chestnut tree; gall;
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