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http://dx.doi.org/10.5656/KSAE.2012.09.0.010

The Effect of Temperatures on the Biological Characteristics of Two Aphid Parasitoids Aphelinus asychis (Walker) and Aphelinus varipes (Förster) (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) on Two Aphid Hosts  

Kang, Eun Jin (Crop Protection Division, National Academy of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration (RDA))
Byeon, Young-Woong (Knowledge and Information Officer Division, RDA)
Kim, Jeong-Hwan (Crop Protection Division, National Academy of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration (RDA))
Choi, Man-Young (Reclaimed Land Agriculture Research Division, National Institute of Crop Science, RDA)
Choi, Yong-Seok (Bioenvironment Research Division, Chungnam Agricultural Research & Extension Services)
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Korean journal of applied entomology / v.51, no.4, 2012 , pp. 397-403 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study compared the Aphelinus varipes and Aphelinus asychis in terms of how they parasitized the cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii and green peach aphid, Myzus persicae. Host-feeding, parasitism, emergence, the proportion of females and development time were all studied at 15, 20, 25 and $30^{\circ}C$ in controlled climate cabinets. When A. gossypii were provided for the two aphid parasitoids, the number of aphids killed by host-feeding for A. varipes (5.4 and 9.7 aphids) at $15^{\circ}C$ and $25^{\circ}C$ was higher than those for A. asychis (2.0 and 2.9 aphids). At $15^{\circ}C$ and $30^{\circ}C$, the parasitized A. gossypii were higher in A. varipes (11.1 and 21 aphids) than in A. asychis (7 and 12.3 aphids). The emergence rate was also significantly different between A. varipes (83.3%) and A. asychis (69.4%). The proportion of females was higher for A. asychis (75.2 and 73.9%) than for A. varipes (19.5 and 48.6%) at $15^{\circ}C$ and $30^{\circ}C$, respectively. No significant differences were found in development time between the two parasitoids. When M. persicae were provided for the two parasitoid species, the host-feeding number and the emergence rate of two parasitoids were not different at all four temperatures. The M. persicae were more highly parasitized by A. varipes (12.1 and 17.1 aphids) than by A. asychis (6.1, 10 aphids) at 20 and $25^{\circ}C$. The proportion of females for A. varipes (65.3 and 90.0%) was higher than that for A. asychis (34.4 and 78.8%) at $15^{\circ}C$ and $25^{\circ}C$. The development time from oviposition to the adult emergence of A. varipes (19.9 d) was significantly longer than that of A. asychis (16.5 d) at $20^{\circ}C$. Development times decreased with increasing temperature for both in two parasitoid species.
Keywords
Biological characteristics; Aphelinus varipes; Aphelinus asychis; Aphis gossypii; Myzus persicae;
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