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BIOLOGY OF TACHINAEPHAGUS ZEALANDICUS (HYMENOPTERA: ENCYRTIDAE), PARASITOID OF SYNANTHROPIC DIPTERA1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

G. S. Olton  and
E. F. Legner
G. S. Olton
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, University of Arizona, Tucson
E. F. Legner
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside
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Abstract

The synonymy, distribution, host range, and life history of the gregarious larval–pupal parasitoid Tachinaephagus zealandicus Ashmead, is discussed. Laboratory studies of its biology were conducted at 25° ± 2 °C using Musca domestica L. as host. Its developmental stages are described. Under laboratory conditions its life cycle lasted 23–27 days. Parasitoid development accelerated with higher average densities per host. Single standardized hosts produced 3–18 adult parasitoids. Mated females provided with hosts lived 50.4–67.2 h. The average length of the reproductive period and number of hosts parasitized were independent of host density; however, the average number of eggs deposited per host increased at lower host densities. Adult emergence displayed circadian rhythmicity independent of photoperiod over 3+ days.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 106 , Issue 8 , August 1974 , pp. 785 - 800
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1974

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