Rearing of the fruit fly parasitoid Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on X-ray irradiated larvae of Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae)

MARIANA M. VISCARRET; CONTE, CLAUDIA; CARABAJAL PALADINO, LEONELA; LOPEZ SILVIA; SEGURA, DIEGO F; MUNTAABSKI, IRINA; LANZAVECCHIA, S.B; CLADERA, JORGE L

BIOCONTROL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Año: 2012 vol. 22 p. 1429 - 1441

0958-3157

Abstract We evaluated the effects of X-ray irradiation on larvae of Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann)(Diptera: Tephritidae), with the aim of finding a treatment that prevented adult fly emergence, yet did not adversely affect larval quality as rearing hosts for the parasitoid Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Ashmead)(Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae). Two experiments were carried out. In the first experiment, small numbers of larvae were held in Petri dishes with and without small amounts of rearing media and then irradiated with ...