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Biological characteristics of Aiolomorphus rhopaloides Walker on different bamboo species
Author of the article:GENG Xian-Sheng1** CHEN Yi-Jie2 SHI Jian2 SHU Jin-Ping1 ZHANG Wei1 WU Yan-Fen2
Author's Workplace:1. Research Institute of Subtropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Hangzhou 311400, China; 2. Station of Forest Disease and Pest Control and Quarantine of Deqing County, Deqing 313200, China
Key Words:Aiolomorphus rhopaloides Walker; Semiarundinaria fastuosa; initial egg load; pro-ovigeny; ecological regulation and management
Abstract: [Objectives]  To elucidate the biological characteristics of Aiolomorphus rhopaloides Walker on Semiarundinaria fastuosa, Phyllostachys praecox, and Phyllostachys edulis. [Methods]  Three adult populations of A. rhopaloides were obtained by laboratory rearing of gall insects. Species identification was based on a combination of morphological and molecular methods. Gall size, adult weight, sex ratio, longevity, initial egg load, number of ovarioles and egg size, were determined by weighing, measuring with vernier calipers, microscopic examination and counting. [Results]  Cylindrical, single chamber galls were formed on S. fastuosa, Ph. praecox, and Ph. edulis. The size of galls on different host plants could be ranked in descending order as follows; S. fastuosa (118.09±28.32) mm3 > Ph. praecox (108.92±28.34) mm3 > Ph. edulis (67.38±15.44) mm3. Adults emerged earlier on S. fastuosa and Ph. praecox than on Ph. edulis. The adult female/male ratio on S. fastuosa, Ph. praecox, and Ph. edulis was 1.791, 1.941 and 0.821, respectively. Adult females on S. fastuosa were heavier (7.90±0.83) mg/adult, had the most initial egg load (119.4±13.69) eggs/adult and the largest egg size (length (545.36±30.74) μm, width (137.27±12.20) μm. The weight of adult females on Ph. praecox was significantly higher than that of those on Ph. edulis (P<0.05) but there was no significant difference in initial egg load and egg size between these host plants (P>0.05). [Conclusion]  A. rhopaloides is a pro-ovigenic chalcidoid and adult female size, initial egg load and egg size varies significantly among the host plants S. fastuosa, Ph. praecox, and Ph. edulis.
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