Functional response of Chelonus oculator (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) to temperature, and its consequences to parasitism

Community Ecology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-51

  Garcia Martin M ^a   Gamez M ^a   Torres Ruiz, A ^a   Cabello, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biological control; Egg larval parasitoid; Ephestia kuehniella; Handling time; Lepidoptera; Mathematical models; Spodoptera exigua

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; EGG PARASITOID; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; MOTH; PARASITISM; POTENTIAL BIOCONTROL AGENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WASP;

ANAGASTA KUEHNIELLA; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; BRACONIDAE; CHELONUS; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE; SPODOPTERA EXIGUA;

EID: 49249085822     PISSN: 15858553     EISSN: 15882756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/ComEc.9.2008.1.6     Document Type: Article

References (69)

1. Ballal, C.R. and Kumar, P. 1991. Response of Chelonus blackburni (Hym.: Braconidae) to different ages and densities of potato tuber moth eggs. BioControl 36: 513-518.
2. Barlow, N.D. 1999. Model in biological control: a field guide. In: Hawkins, B.A. (ed.), Theoretical Approaches to Biological Control. University Press. Port Chester, pp. 43-68.
3. Belda, J.E., Mirasol, E., Escribano, A., Rapallo, S. and Caballero, P. 2000. Eficacia de nucleopolidrovirus (VPNSe) en el control de Spodoptera exigua (Lep.: Noctuidae) en pimiento de invernadero. Bol San. Veg. Plagas 26: 619-628.
4. Blum, M.S. 1985. Fundamentals of Insect Physiology. John Wiley & Sons. New York.
5. Caballero, P., Vargas-Osuna E., Aldebis, H.K. and Santiago-Alvarez, C. 1990. Parásitos asociados a poblaciones naturales de Spodoptera littoralis Boisduval y S. exigua Hb. (Lep.: Noctuidae). Bol San. Veg. Plagas 16: 91-96.
6. Caballero, P., Aldebis, H.K., Vargas-Osuna E. and Santiago-Alvarez, C. 1992. Epizootics caused by a nuclear polyhedrosis virus in populations of Spodoptera exigua in southern Spain. Biocontrol Sci. Techn. 2: 35-38.
7. Cabello, T. 1985. Biología de dos especies de Trichogramma (Hym.: Trichogrammatidae) parasitas de Heliothis spp. (Lep.: Noctuidae) en algodonero: posibilidades de su empleo como agentes de control. PhD Diss., Universidad de Cordoba, Cordoba.
8. Cabello, T. 1986. Especies de Trichogramma (Hym.: Trichogrammatidae) parásitas de Heliothis armigera Hub. (Lep.: Noctuidae) en Andalucía. Bol. San. Veg. Plagas 12: 323-333.
9. Cabello, T. 1988. Natural enemies of noctuid pests (Lep., Noctuidae) in alfalfa, corn, cotton and soybean crops in southern Spain. J. Appl. Entomol. 108: 80-88.
10. Cabello, T. 2004. Lucha biológica contra Lepidópteros. In: Cuad-rado, I. M. and García, M. C. (eds.), Laprotecció nfitosanitaria en agricultura ecológica. Editorial Fundación para la Investigación Agraria de la Provincia de Almería. Almería. pp. 71-97.
11. Cabello, T. and Belda, J.E. 1994. Noctuidos (Lep.; Noctuidae) plagas en cultivos hortícolas en invernaderos. In: Moreno-Vázquez, R. (ed.), Sanidad vegetal en la horticultura protegida. Editorial Junta de Andalucía. Sevilla. pp. 179-211.
12. Cabello, T. and Vargas, P. 1989. Resistencia de los estados de desarrollo de Trichogramma cordubensis Vargas y Cabello, y T. pintoi Voegelé (Hym.: Trichogrammatidae) a las altas tempe-raturas. Bol. San. Veg. Plagas 15, 263-266.
13. Cabello, T., Gámez, M. and Varga, Z. 2007. An improvement of the Holling type in functional response en entomophagous species model. J. Biol. Systems 15: 515-524.
14. Cabello, T., González, P., Justicia, L. and Belda, J. 1996. Plagas de Noctuidos (Lep.; Noctuidae) y sufenología en cultivos en invernaderos. Consejería de Agricultura y Pesca. Junta de Andalucía, Sevilla, Spain.
15. Cabello, T., Pino, M. del, Torres, A., Lara, L. and Blom, J. van der, 2005. Control biológico de Spodoptera exigua (Lep.: Noctuidae) en cultivos hortícolas en invernaderos: cría del parasitoide. I Jornadas de Control Biorracional de Plagas. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. 7 de febrero. Barcelona (Spain). pp. 19.
16. Castaé, C. 2002. Status of biological and integrated control in greenhouse vegetables in Spain: successes and challenges. IOBC/WPRS Bulletin 25(1): 49-52.
17. Chen, W., Leopold, R.A. and Harris, M. 2006. Parasitism of the glassy-winged sharpshooter, Homalodisca coagulata (Hom.: Cicadellidae): functional response and superparasitism by Gonatocerus ashmeadi (Hym.: Mymaridae). Biol. Control 37:119-129.
18. Conway, G.R., Glass, N.R. and Wilcox, J. 1970. Fitting nonlinear models to biological data by Marquardt's algorithm. Ecology 51: 503-507.
19. Daumal, J., Voegelé, J. and Brun, P. 1975. Les trichogrammes: H Unité de production massive et quotidienne d'un hot de substitution Ephestia kuehniella Zell. (Lep.: Pyralidae). Ann. Zool. Ecol. Anim. 7: 45-59.
20. Daumal, J., Voegele J. and Pintureau B. 1985. Dureé de development d'Ephestia kuehnnuella Zeller (Lep.: Pyralidae) en fontion de la temperature a laquelle est soumise la chenille. Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon 1: 96-106.
21. De Clercq, P., Mohaghegh, J. and Tirry, L. 2000. Effect of host plant on the functional response of the predator Podisus nisgrispinus (Het.: Pentatomidae). Biol. Control 18: 65-70.
22. Elzen, G.W., Coleman, R.J. and King, E.G. 2003. Biological control by augmentation of natural enemies: Retrospectac and prospect. In: Koul, O. and Dhaliwal, G. S. (eds.), Predators and Parasitoids. Taylor & Francis. London. pp. 41-63.
23. Faria C.A., Torres J.B. and Farias A.F. 2000. Resposta funcional de Trichogramma pretiosum Riley (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) parasitando ovos de Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae): Efeito da idade do hospedeiro. An. Soc. Entomol. Brasil. 29: 85-93.
24. Flinn, P. W. and Hagstrum, D.W. 2002. Temperatura-mediated functional response of Theocolax elegans (Hym.: Pteromalidae) parasitizing Rhyzopertha dominica (Col.: Bostrichidae) in stored wheat. J. Stored Prod. Res. 38: 185-190.
25. García-Martín, M., Gámez, M. and Cabello, T. 2005. Estudio de respuesta funcional en sistemas parasitoide-huésped: aplica-ción en lucha biológica contra plagas. Ed. Universidad de Al-mería. Almería.
26. Goldsworthy, G. and Joyce, M. 2001. Physiology and endocrine control of flight. In: Woiwod, I.P., Reynolds, D.R. and Thomas, C.D. (eds.), Insect Movement: Mechanisms and Consequences. CAB Internacional. Wallingford, pp 65-86.
27. Guimaraes, F.R., Vargas Osuna, E., Maracajá, P.B. and Santiago-Álvarez, C. 1995. Presencia de Spodoptera exigua Hb. (Lep., Noctuidae) y sus agentes bióticos asociados en el Valle del Guadalquivir. Bol. San. Veg. Plagas 21: 641-646.
28. Hassell, M.P. 1978. Arthropod Predator-Prey Systems. Princeton University Press. Princeton.
29. Hassell, M.P. and May, R.M., 1973. Stability in insect host-parasite models. J. Anim. Ecol. 42: 493-726.
30. Hentz, M., Ellsworth, P., Naranjo, S.E. and Watson, T.F. 1998. Development, longevity, and fecundity of Chelonus sp. nr. curvimaculatus (Hym.: Braconidae), an egg-larval parasitoid of pink bollworm (Lep.: Gelechiidae). Environ. Entomol. 27: 443-449.
31. Holling, C.S. 1959. Some characteristics of simple types of predation and parasitism. Can. Entomol. 9: 385-398.
32. Jeschke, J., Kopp, M. and Tollrian, R. 2004. Consumer-food systems: why type I functional responses are exclusive to filter feeders. Biol. Rev., 79: 337-349.
33. Jones, D. B., Giles, K. L., Berberet, R.C., Royer, T. A., Elliott, N. C. and Payton, M. E. 2003. Functional responses of an introduced parasitoid and an indigenous parasitoid on greenbug at four temperatures. Environ. Entomol. 32: 425-432.
34. nd ed. Oxford University Press. Oxford. pp. 178-196.
35. Lenteren, J.C. van, 2000. Success in biological control of arthropo-dos by augmentation of natural enemies. In: Gurr, G. and Wratten, S. (eds.), Biological Control: Measures of Success. Kluwer Academic Publishers. Dordrecht. pp. 77-103.
36. Leopold, R. A. 1998. Cold storage of insects for integrated pest management. In: Hallman, J. and Denlinger, D. L. (eds.), Temperature Sensitivity in Insects and Application in Integrated Pest Management. Westview Press. Boulder. pp 235-267.
37. Lopez, J.E. and Morrison, R.K. 1980. Effects of high temperatures on Trichogramma pretiosum programmed for field release. J. Econ. Entomol. 73: 667-670.
38. Mason, L.J. and Strait, C.A. 1998. Stored product integrated pest management with extreme temperatures. In: Hallman, J. and Denlinger, D. L. (eds.), Temperature Sensitivity in Insects and Application in Integrated Pest Management. Westview Press. Boulder. pp. 141-177.
39. Menon, A., Flynn P. W. and Dover, B A. 2002. Influence of temperature on the functional response of Anisopteromalus calandrae (Hym.: Pteromalidae), a parasitoid of Rhyzopertha dominica (Col.: Bostrichidae). J. Stored Prod. Res. 38: 463-469.
40. Messelink, G. 2002. Biological control of caterpillars with Cotesia marginiventris (Hym.: Braconidae) in sweet pepper and tomato. IOBC/WPRS Bulletin 25(1): 181-184.
41. Mills, N.J. and Getz, W.M. 1996. Modelling the biological control of insect pests: a review of host-parasitoid models. Ecol. Model. 92: 121-143.
42. Mills, N.J. and Lacan, I. 2004. Ratio dependence in the functional response of insect parasitoids: evidence from Trichogramma minutum foraging for eggs in small host patches. Ecol. Entomol. 29:208-216.
43. Montoya, P., Liedo, P., Benrey, B., Barrera, J. F., Cancino, J. and Aluja M. 2000. Functional response and superparasitism by Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Hym.: Braconidae), a parasitoid of fruit flies (Dip.: Tephritidae). Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 93: 47-54.
44. Moscardi, F. 1999. Assessment of the application of baculoviruses for control of Lepidoptera. Ann. Rev. Entomol. 44: 257-289.
45. Motulsky, H. and Christopoulos, A. 2003. Fitting models to biological data using linear and nonlinear regression: a practical guide to curve fitting. GraphPad Software Inc. San Diego.
46. 2 in transportable systems. In: Batchelor, T. and Bolivar, J. (eds), Proceedings of International Conference on Alternatives to Methyl Bromide. The remaining challenges. European Comission, Sevilla. pp. 375-379.
47. Oaten, A. and Murdoch, W.W. 1975a. Functional response and stability in predator-prey sistems. Amer. Nat. 109: 289-298.
48. Oaten, A. and Murdoch, W.W. 1975b. Switching, functional response and stability in predator-prey sistems. Amer. Nat. 109: 299-318.
49. Pino, M. del, Cabello, T., Torres, A. and van der Blom, J. 2003. Enemigos naturales de noctuidos plaga (Lep.: Noctuidae) en el Sur de Espaa: Niveles de parasitismo y efectos del sistema de cultivo. III congreso nacional de entomología. Avila: 136.
50. Powell, W. and Poppy, G. 2001. Host location by parasitoids. In: Woiwod, I.P., Reynolds, D.R. and Thomas, C.D. (eds.), Insect Movement: Mechanisms and Consequences. CAB Internacional. Wallingford. pp. 111-128.
51. Rakhshani, E., Talebi, A. A., Kavallieratos, N. and Fathipour, Y. 2004. Host stage preference, juvenile mortality and functional response of Trioxys pallidus (Hym.: Braconidae, Aphidiinae). Biol. Brat. 59: 197-204.
52. Reay-Jones, F.P.F., Rochat, J., Goebe R. and Tabone, E. 2006. Functional response of Trichogramma chilonis to Galleria mellonella and Chilo sacchariphagus eggs. Entomol. Exp. Appl. 118:229-236.
53. Rodríguez, H., Cabello, T. and Vargas, P. 1988a. Influencia de la dieta en el desarrollo de Ephestia kuehniella Zeller (Lep.: Phycitidae). Bol. San. Veg. Plagas 14: 363-369.
54. Rodrguez, H., Cabello, T. and Vargas, P. 1988b. Influencia de la dieta e iluminación en la longevidad, fecundidad y fertilidad de Ephestia kuehniella Zeller (Lep.: Phycitidae). Bol. San. Veg. Plagas 14: 561-566.
55. Schenk, D. and Bacher, S. 2002. Functional response of a generalist insect predator to one of its prey species in the field. J. Anim. Ecol. 71: 524-531.
56. Smagghe, G., Pineda, S., Carton, B., Estal, P. del, Budia, F. and Viuela, E. 2003. Toxicity and kinetics of methoxyfenozide in greenhouse-seleced Spodoptera exigua (Lep.: Noctuidae). Pest Manag. Sci. 59: 1203-1209.
57. Smits, P. H. and Vlak, J. M. 1994. Registration of the first viral insecticide in the Netherlands: the development of Spod-X, based on Spodoptera exigua nuclear polyhedrosis. Med Fac. Land-bouww. Rijksuniv. Gent 59: 385-392.
58. SPSS. 2003. User's guide SPSS Base12.0. SPSS Inc., Chicago.
59. Torres-Vila, L.M., Rodríguez-Molina, M.C., Palo, E., Del Estal, P. and Lacasa, A. 2000. El complejo parasitario larvario de Helicoverpa armigera Hübner sobre tomate en las Vegas del Guardiana (Extremadura). Bol. San. Veg. Plagas 26: 323-333.
60. Trexler, J.C., McColluch, E. and Travis, J. 1988. How can the functional response best be determined? Oecologia 76: 206-214.
61. Ulliett, G.C. 1949. Distribution of progeny by Chelonus texanus Cresson (Hym.: Braconidae). Can. Entomol. 81: 25-44.
62. Urbaneja, A., van der Blom, J., Lara, L., Timmer, R. and Bolckmans, K. 2002. Utilización de Cotesia marginiventris (Cresson) (Hym.: Braconidae) para el control biológico de orugas (Lep.: Noctuidae). Bol. San. Veg. Plagas 28: 239-250.
63. van Alphen, J.J.M. and Jervis, M.A. 1997. Foraging behaviour. In: Jervis, M.A. and Kidd, N. (eds.), Insect Natural Enemies: Practical Approaches to their Study and Evaluation. Reprint. Chapman & Hall. London. pp 1-62.
64. van der Blom, J. 2002. La introducción artificial de la fauna auxiliar en cultivos agrícolas. Bol. San. Veg. Plagas, 28: 109-120.
65. van Lenteren, J.C. 2000. Success in biological control of arthropods by augmentation of natural enemies. In: Gurr, G. and Wratten, S. (eds.), Biological Control: Measures of Success. Kluwer Academic Publishers. Dordrecht. pp. 77-103.
66. Waage, J.K. and Greathead, D.J. 1988. Biological control: challenges and opportunities. Philos. Trans. R. Soc. London [Biol.] 318:111-128.
67. Wang, B. and Ferro, D.N. 1998. Functional responses of Trichogramma ostriniae (Hym: Trichogrammatidae) to Ostrinia nubilalis (Lep: Pyralidae) under laboratory and field conditions. Environ. Entomol. 27: 752-758.
68. Wang, L., Bisseleua, D. H. B., You, M., Huang, J. and Liu, B. 2006. Population dynamics and functional response of Citrostichus phyllocnistoides (Hym.: Eulophidae) on citrus leaf-miner, Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton (Lep.: Phyllocnistidae) in Fuzhou region of south-east China. J. Appl. Entomol. 130:96-102.
69. Wang, X. and Messing, R.H. 2003. Foraging behavior and patch time allocation by Fopius arisanus (Hym: Braconidae), an egg-larval parasitoid of tephritid fruit flies. J. Insect Behav. 16: 593-612.