Abstract
Parasitism efficacy and biological performance of Bracon hebetor Say at different temperatures and densities of host larvae were investigated. The results showed that the parasitoid female in spite of its ability to paralyze host larvae at all densities but it was not able to lay eggs at 14 ± 1°C. While at temperatures of 26 and 35 ± 1°C it was able to paralyze their host larvae and laying eggs which were developed to larvae and pupae. Finally the parasitism efficacy and biological performance of the parasitoid B. hebetor were increased as a result of increasing its larval host.
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How to Cite this Article
Ahmed, Mahmmod Emad; Muhsen, Alla Abdul-Hassan; and Al-Tawiel, Ayaid A
(2006)
"Effect of Different Temperatures and Densities of Host Larvae on the Parasitism and Biological Performance of Bracon hebetor Say,"
Baghdad Science Journal: Vol. 3:
Iss.
2, Article 1.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21123/bsj.2006.693
