Dispersal behavior of Trichogramma ostriniae (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) in sweet corn fields: Implications for augmentative releases against Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

Biological Control

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 29-37

  Wright, Mark G ^a   Hoffmann, Michael P ^a   Chenus, Sylvie A ^a   Gardner, Jeffrey ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Dispersal; Ostriniae nubilalis; Sweet corn; Trichogramma ostriniae

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BIOCONTROL AGENT; DAY LENGTH; DISPERSAL; ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASE; GENETIC DISTANCE; INSECT CONTROL; PARASITISM; PERSISTENCE; SWEETCORN; UNITED STATES;

OSTRINIA NUBILALIS; TRICHOGRAMMA OSTRINIAE;

EID: 0034841091     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bcon.2001.0948     Document Type: Article

References (25)

1. Spatial attack patterns of Trichogramma pretiosum around release sites compared with a random diffusion model
2. Fate of eggs of first-generation Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in three conservation tillage systems
3. Release density, efficiency and disappearance of Trichogramma nubilale for control of European corn borer
4. Kairomones used by Trichogramma chilonis to find Helicoverpa assulta eggs
5. Introduced parasites and predators of arthropod pests and weeds: A world review
6. Comparative dispersal of Trichogramma evanescens and Trichogramma pretiosum (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) in relation to environmental conditions
7. Postrelease dispersal of Trichogramma brassicae Bezdenko in corn fields
8. Selection of effective strains of egg parasites of the genus Trichogramma (Hym., Trichogrammatidae) to control the European corn borer Ostrinia nubilalis Hb. (lep., Pyralidae)
9. Biology of Trichogramma ostriniae (Hym: Trichogrammatidae) reared on Ostrinia nubilalis (Lep: Pyralidae) and survey for additional hosts
10. Dispersal of Trichogramma platneri Nagarkatti (Hym., Trichogrammatidae) from point-source releases in an apple orchard in California
11. Biology of Trichogramma ostriniae and evaluation of its effectiveness in controlling corn borer on spring corn
12. Density and pupation site of apterous female bagworms, Metis plana (Lepidoptera: Psychidae), influence the distribution of emergent larvae
13. Threatment thresholds for European corn borer (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) infestations in early-season fresh market sweet corn
14. Pattern of attack on spruce budworm egg masses by Trichogramma minutum (Hym: Trichogrammatidae) released in forest stands
15. Biological control with Trichogramma: Advances, successes and potential of their use
16. Aggregation, variance and the spatial distribution of insects
17. The general host selection behavior of parasitoid Hymenoptera and a comparison of initial strategies utilized by larvaphagous and oophagous species
18. Importance of plant size, distribution of egg masses, and weather conditions on egg parasitism of the European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis, by Trichogramma ostriniae in sweet corn
19. The dispersal behavior of Trichogramma ostriniae in greenhouse
20. Inundative release of Trichogramma brassicae Bezdenko (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) for control of European corn borer in sweet corn
21. Trichogramma spp. parasitizing the eggs of Asian corn borer, Ostrinia furnicalis and its efficacy in Beijing suburbs
22. Influence of certain weather conditions on dispersal of Trichogramma chilonis in a cotton field