Optimal pupal age and storage temperature for storing pupae of the parasitoid Tamarixia radiata
Author of the article:WANG Lei;SHEN Zu-Le;ZHANG Li-He;QIU Bao-Li
Author's Workplace:1. Key Laboratory of Bio-Pesticide Creation and Application, Guangdong Province, Guangzhou 510642, China; 2. Engineering Research Center of Biological Control, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou 510642, China; 3. Department of Entomology, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
Key Words:Diaphorina citri, Tamarixia radiata, low-temperature storage, emergence rage, fecundity
Abstract:
[Objectives] To
identify the optimal pupal age and storage temperature of pupae of the
parasitoid wasp Tamarixia radiata in
order to improve the biological control of the Asian citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri. [Methods] The developmental morphology of 1 to 5 day old T. radiata pupae were observed, and
the effects of being stored for 10 days at low-temperatures (2, 4, 6, 8
and 10 ℃) on eclosion rates under laboratory
conditions recorded and compared. The fecundity of wasps developed from 3 day
old pupae stored for 3, 6 and 9 d at 10 ℃, was also measured. [Results] T.
radiata has typical exarate pupa in which the body color and segments
become darker and more distinct as pupae develop. The emergence rate increased
with the age of the pupae when stored for 10 d. The emergence rates of 4 d old pupae
at 8 ℃ and 3 d old pupae at 10 ℃ were 84.17% and 86.23%,
respectively, similar to that of control pupae. However, since all adults
emerged within 10 d, it is impracticable to store 4 d old pupae at 10 ℃ and 5 d old pupae at 8 ℃, for
10 d. The average first 20 d fecundity of females that emerged from 3 d
old pupae stored at 10 ℃ for 3
d was 159.9 eggs, whereas those stored for 6 d and 9 d produced 159.6 and 101.9
eggs; significantly lower than the average fecundity of control females which
was 214.8 eggs per female. [Conclusion] Storing 3 d old pupae for 3-6 d at 10 ℃ is the best regime for low-temperature storage of this
parasitoid.