Impact of diet composition of Corcyra cephalonica (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on the development and reproduction of Trichogramma chilonis (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae)

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  • LOVEPREET KAUR
     Department of Entomology, Chaudhary Charan Singh Agricultural University, Hisar – 125004, Haryana ,IN
  • DEEPIKA KALKAL
     Department of Entomology, Chaudhary Charan Singh Agricultural University, Hisar – 125004, Haryana ,IN
  • ANIL JAKHAR
     Department of Entomology, Chaudhary Charan Singh Agricultural University, Hisar – 125004, Haryana ,IN
  • SUNITA YADAV
     Department of Entomology, Chaudhary Charan Singh Agricultural University, Hisar – 125004, Haryana ,IN
  • NIHARIKA SHEORAN
     Department of Plant Pathology, Chaudhary Charan Singh Agricultural University, Hisar – 125004, Haryana ,IN

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https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/2024/36445

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Corcyra cephalonica, emergence, longevity, parasitization, sex ratio, Trichogramma chilonis

Abstract

Utilizing parasitoids for augmentative biological control frequently depends on the physiological state of the parasitoids and the pest population density at the time of release. Trichogramma chilonis Ishii (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) is commonly used as an egg parasitoid for biological insect pest control via augmentation and field release. A crucial component of mass production programmes is the host’s nutritional compatibility. So, the investigations were carried out to study the effect of diet composition of Corcyra cephalonica (Stainton) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on developmental and reproductive parameters of Trichogramma chilonis Ishii. The T. chilonis was reared on Corcyra cephalonica fed on different diets (D1-D7) in the laboratory at 25℃±1℃ with 75±5% RH. Based on pooled data of two generations T. chilonis had shown significantly highest parasitization of 85.80%, adult emergence percentage 75.00% and sex-ratio 1.62:1 on rice moth eggs obtained from Maize (48.5%) + Sorghum (48.5%) + Groundnut (3%) diet (D5). Trichogramma adult’s emergence was observed earlier (3.10 days) on the host’s eggs reared on the Bajra (100%) diet (D1). In case of adult longevity, the maximum longevity of 7.70 days was recorded on the host’s egg obtained from the D5 diet over the others. These findings may help to improve the developmental and reproductive performance of T. chilonis and an optimized D5 diet may be useful for mass rearing of this egg parasitoid.

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2024-06-30

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KAUR, L., KALKAL, D., JAKHAR, A., YADAV, S., & SHEORAN, N. (2024). Impact of diet composition of <I>Corcyra cephalonica</I> (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on the development and reproduction of <I>Trichogramma chilonis</I> (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae). Journal of Biological Control, 38(2), 214–219. https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/2024/36445

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