Temperaturedependent life table and thermal characteristics of h. However, cold storage of pupae is required to ensure that sufficient parasitoids are available when they are needed in. In the present study, the effects of the origin of the parasitoid populations, host species. Performance of diapausing parasitoid wasps, habrobracon hebetor, after cold storage haoliang chena,b,c,d, hongyu zhanga.
Effects of cold storage on the biological characteristics. A wasp that is a parasitoid of weevil larvae in stored grain. Request pdf biological control of spodoptera littoralis boisd. Braconidae is a cosmopolitan, gregarious, ectoparasitoid that attacks the larval stage of several species of lepidoptera. Host suitability of bracon hebetor say on different. Biological control of indianmeal moth and rice weevil by.
The phenotype of the mutant was characterized by classifying each annulus of the antenna according to the ratio of length to width high in leg. Compatibility of entomopathogenic fungi beauveria bassiana. A study on the identity of bracon hebetor say and bracon. Comparison of artificial diets for rearing bracon hebetor. Bracon hebetor, biology, corcyra cephalonica, opisina arenosella accepted.
Insect cell cultures are widely used in studies of insect cell physiology, toxicology, developmental biology and microbial pathology. Braconidae is known primarily as a parasitoid of pyralid moth larvae infesting stored grain. The present study was carried out to evaluate the efficacy of the larval parasitoid, bracon hebetor say. Vendors of beneficial organisms in north america download pdf. Doses of all the tested insecticides were within a maximum range. Braconidae is a gregarious, ectoparasitoid that attacks the larval stage of several species of lepidoptera. Upon hatching, the larvae begin to disperse, and within a few hours can establish themselves in a food source. Braconidae reared on greater wax moth, galleria mellonella lepidoptera. Bracon hebetor, an ectoparasitoid of the order hymenoptera, is having a paramount importance in. Entomologia, fitopatologia e zoologia agricola esalqusp, c. Braconidaeisacosmopolitanectoparasitoid that is considered a potential biological control agent of various lepidopteran pests press et al.
Doses of all the tested insecticides were within a maximum range of. Two larval parasitoid wasps, goniozus nephantidis muesebeck bethylidae and bracon brevicornis wesmael braconidae, which parasitize third to. Factors affecting reproductive success and life history. Effect of bacillus thuringiensis on habrobracon hebetor during combined biological control of plodia interpunctella article in insect science 165. Article full text enhanced pdf format, 272893 bytes. Antiinflammatory activity of crude venom isolated from parasitoid wasp, bracon hebetor say. Pdf bracon hebetor say 1836 hymenoptera braconidae.
Reproductive isolation and genetic variation between two. Factors affecting reproductive success and life history parameters of bracon hebetor say hymenoptera. Vendors of beneficial organisms in north america entomology. Biological control of sitotroga cerealella in stored corn. Biological, nutritional, and histochemical basis for. Biological control by predators and other natural enemies is an important component of ipm programs against plant pests pedigo, 2002. Compatibility of heterorhabditis indica rhabditida. Other control means are either not applicable or inefficient effective biocontrol agents are available the braconidae parasitoid wasp. Braconidae is a generalist idiobiont ectoparasitoid that parasitizes a wide range of lepidoptera and even some phylogenically distant weevil species coleoptera.
Its release in the eld gave encouraging results for the management of spodoptera litura. However, biological control integrated with other tactics can play an efficient role in pest management. Diversity of sexdetermining alleles in bracon hebetor heredity. Biological control of the millet head miner heliocheilus albipunctella in the sahelian region by augmentative releases of the parasitoid wasp habrobracon hebetor. Bracon hebetor is an ectoparasitoid of the larvae of many lepidopteran pest species that attack stored grain brower and press, 1990. These results suggest that the parasitoid bracon hebetor accompanied its host ephestia spp. Biological suppression of coconut black headed caterpillar.
Biological control is an environmentally sound and effective means of reducing or mitigating pests and pest effects through the use of natural enemies. Environmental and genetic determinants of ovicide in the parasitic wasp bracon hebetor. Environmental and maternal effects on host selection and. Key words biological control, ectoparasitoid, habrobracon hebetor, photoperiod, reproductive diapause habrobracon hebetor say bracon hebetor hymenoptera.
Parraarra this research was developed aiming to evaluate whether it is possible to control the angoumois grain moth, sitotroga cerealella in stored corn using the egg parasitoid tri. Randall and mandy tu biological control biocontrol for short is the use of animals, fungi, or other microbes to feed upon, parasitize or otherwise interfere with a targeted pest species. To determine the best host for laboratory rearing, the biology of b. Marchapril 2006 215 biological control biological, nutritional, and histochemical basis for improving an artificial diet for bracon hebetor say hymenoptera. Pyralidae, is considered one of the most important pests effecting honeybee industry.
The greater wax moth, galleria mellonella linnaeus lepidoptera. Antiinflammatory activity of crude venom isolated from. Effect of bacillus thuringiensis on habrobracon hebetor. Pdf a preliminary monitoring has been done at selected rice storage. Observations on different morphological characters, including the male and female genitalia, which have been used in establishing the identity of the two species, have be. Nppos of the eppo region generally promote the use of biological control in plant protection because, like other aspects of integrated pest management, it reduces risks to human health and the environment.
Braconidae is an important biological control agent of various species of order lepidoptera and extensively used in biological control program worldwide. It relies on predation, parasitism, herbivory, or other natural mechanisms, but typically also involves an active human management role. Population suppression of the indian meal moth, plodia interpunctella hiibner, but not of the almond moth. Biological control vol 29, issue 3, pages 307462 march. It was first recorded on corcyca cephalonica infesting stored grains krishna ayyar, 1934. Use of biological control agents may, nevertheless, present some risks, in particular for the environment if exotic. Well known hosts include the larval stage of plodia interpunctella, the indian mealmoth, the late larval stage of the mediterranean flour moth and the almond moth, and the dried fruit moth cadra calidella this parasitoid has been used commercially as a way to. Efficacy of augmentative release of habrobracon hebetor say. The biological control of this pest is one of the alternative and most effective methods of controlling this pest, which includes the use of natural enemies such as insect parasitoids or entomopathogenic fungi. Promising success has been achieved by the use of this biological control agent against insect pests. Media in category habrobracon hebetor the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total.
Spodoptera frugiperda sf9, tribolium castaneum tca and aedes aegypti aag2. Antennapedia, a homoeotic mutation of bracon hebetor. Present study evaluated the lethal and sublethal effects of insecticides on b. Comparative biology of bracon hebetor say on corcyra. Braconidae following augmentative release against the. Biology of the ectoparasitoid bracon hebetor say, 1857. Biological control of sitotroga cerealella in stored corn using trichogramma pretiosum and bracon hebetor m. Field dispersal of the parasitoid wasp habrobracon hebetor. This study suggests although high temperature is limiting to insects, our estimates of the upper thermal limits for both species are higher than previously estimated. Biological control tests in small inshell peanut storages indicated that the release of bracon hebetor say as a parasite of moth larvae and trichogramma pretiosum riley as a moth egg parasite have considerable potential for suppression of storedproduct moth populations. Augmentative biological control was recently successfully tested in the sahel for controlling the millet head miner mhm with releases of the parasitoid wasp habrobracon bracon hebetor say. Biological control, mass rearing, bracon hebetor, parasitoid density, host density.
Different concentrations 2, 5, 10, 50, 100, 200, 500 and mgl of gibberellic acid ga 3 were used to determine the effects of plant growth regulators on development, fecundity, sex ratio and longevity of parasitoid bracon hebetor hymenoptera. Field evaluation of various parasitoids against blackheaded caterpillar showed a significant reduction of the pest population in the field9. Effects of different host species on the life history of. Bracon hebetor say, bracon juglandis ashmead, and hebrabracon. Efficacy of the larval parasitoid, bracon hebetor say.
Parasitoids constitute a powerful weapon for the biological control of lepidopteran insects owing to their venomous and paralyzing stings. Biological control entomopathogenic nematodes heterorhabditis indica plodia interpunctella habrobracon hebetor storedproducts abstract the potential for integrating the application of heterorhabditis indica poinar, karunakar, and david homl strain and release of habrobracon hebetor say in the management of the indianmeal moth, plodia inter. Braconidae is a vital biocontrol agent, particularly for the lepidopteran insect pests of different crops. We use cookies to offer you a better experience, personalize content, tailor advertising, provide social media features, and better understand the use of our services. Stanley usda agricultural research service ars, bracon hebetor biological control agent for stored product pests, ames iowa. Comparative biology and life table of habrobracon hebetor. The recessive mutation, antennapedia ap, of the parasitoid wasp, bracon hebetor, transforms portions of the antenna to leg. Performance ofbracon hebetoron various host species is necessary to enhance the biological control program for the management of different insect pests. Pdf biological parameters of bracon hebetor hymenoptera. Baoua 3mamadou ndiaye 4clementine dabirebinso 1antoine sanon 5 manuele tamo 6 1. Bracon hebetor say is a gregarious ectoparasitoid and an important biological control agent of several lepidopteran stored product pests due to its rapid growth and development rates keever et al. One of such parasitoids bracon hebetor say hb, occupies a prime place for its parasitic relationship with plodia interpunctella or the indianmeal moth imm. P e induction of reproductive diapause in habrobracon.
Aug 01, 2006 the indianmeal moth, plodia interpunctella hubner lepidoptera. Therefore, these results revealed that a combination of bt with h. Dec 16, 2019 the greater wax moth, galleria mellonella linnaeus lepidoptera. This publication is an update of entfact125, completely updating the list of vendors, their contact information, and the beneficial organisms they provide.
Pdf biological, nutritional, and histochemical basis for. Because it is highly aggressive, this ectoparasitoid is considered to have potential for biological control keever et al. Influence of gibberellic acid on some biological parameters. At the two ij exposure rates investigated, 200 and 400 ijs per p. Literature, mainly indian, pertaining to the recorded hosts of bracon hebetor say and b. Performance of diapausing parasitoid wasps, habrobracon. Little is known about the effects of the surrounding environment on host selection behavior of bracon hebetor say hymenoptera. Apr 01, 2011 biological control of rice weevil, sitophilus oryzae l. Paralize olma ve parazitlenmenin galleria mellonella l. Abstracthabrobracon hebetor say is an ectoparasitoid that has been used as a control agent of various lepidopteran pests. Bracon hebetor say is considered one of the potential biological control agents. Pdf bracon hebetor a larval ectoparasitoid of corcyra. Biological control of rice weevil, sitophilus oryzae l.
Temperaturedependent development of helicoverpa armigera. It is capable of infesting a broad range of products, including raw and processed cereal products, animal feeds, dried fruit, nuts, and garlic cox and bell 1991, perezmendoza and agulerapena 2004. September, 2009 bracon hebetor say braconidae is a most well known parasitoid of a number of lepidopteran pests both in the field and in storage. Bracon hebetor say, 1857 is a larval ectoparasitoid of several species of pyralids which attack stored grains, therefore a potential biological control agent of these pests. Habrobracon hebetor say is an ectoparasitoid that has been used as a control agent of various lepidopteran pests. Sep 03, 2019 the journal of biological control published quarterly, is an exclusive journal in india devoted to the science of biological control. Volume 33, issue 3, september 2019 informatics journals. Apr 16, 2014 the biological control programs supporting the native species of natural enemies are far more sustainable than those which use exotic enemies of the target pest. A wasp that is a parasitoid of lepidopteran pests of stored grain such as the indian meal. Biological, nutritional, and histochemical basis for improving an artificial diet for bracon hebetor say hymenoptera. Mass rearing of bracon hebetor journal of crop protection. Pdf the effect of host diet on developmental time, fecundity and lifetable parameters of. The journal publishes original research articles on all aspects relating to biological control of pests insect pests, mites, pathogens, vertebrates and weeds of crop plants and animal diseases. Suitability of different lepidopteran host species for.
Biological control or biocontrol is a method of controlling pests such as insects, mites, weeds and plant diseases using other organisms. Efficacy of augmentative release of habrobracon hebetor. The endoparasitoid microplitis prodeniae rao and chandry is an important potential augmentative biological control agent for lepidopteran pests of vegetables and tobacco. The lethal effects of crude venom extracted from the ectoparasitic wasp bracon hebetor were examined with three cultured insect cell lines. Bracon hebetor is a holarctic parasitoid of larvae of storedfood infesting moths in the pyralid subfamily phycitinae krombein et al. Pyralidae, is an important and widespread pest of stored products in north america. Intensive linkage mapping in a wasp bracon hebetor and a mosquito aedes aegypti with sscp analysis of rapd markers. Biological parameters of bracon hebetor hymenoptera. In the present context, our aim is to find the most suitable host for efficient laboratory rearing of b.
Nontarget toxicity of synthetic insecticides on the. The study was undertaken to determine the suitability of different lepidopteran host species for development, oviposition and reproductive performance of a parasitoid,bracon hebetor. Biological control of insect pests by augmentative release. Habrobracon hebetor wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Researchers on biological control have recognized interactions between parasitoid and host to ensure the success of biological control programs1, 2.