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      Biological traits of Quadrastichus mendeli (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae), parasitoid of the eucalyptus gall wasp Leptocybe invasa (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae) in Thailand Translated title: Caractéristiques biologiques de Quadrastichus mendeli (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae), parasitoïde de Leptocybe invasa (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae), l’agent de la galle de l’eucalyptus, en Thaïlande

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      Biological control, Parasitoid, Quadrastichus mendeli, Eucalyptus gall wasp, Leptocybe invasa, Hymenoptera

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          Quadrastichus mendeli Kim & La Salle, a parasitoid of Leptocybe invasa Fisher & La Salle, is a uniparental species. This study assessed the biological traits of Q. mendeli in the laboratory at a temperature of 27 ± 1 °C. Diets had a highly significant effect on the mean longevity of female Q. mendeli. Feeding honey solution prolonged the mean longevity of the parasitoid to 4.80 days. The estimated 50% survival period was 3 days. The mean potential fecundity in all ages was 8.85 eggs per female. Age had a highly significant effect on the mean egg load. There was a positive relationship between egg load and female size. The mean of realized fecundity throughout the life span was 2.47 progenies per female. The mean developmental time of Q. mendeli from the egg to adult stage was 27.06 days. The shorter developmental time of Q. mendeli in comparison to its host can be considered a reason for the successful control of L. invasa in Thailand.

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          Quadrastichus mendeli Kim & La Salle, un parasitoïde de Leptocybe invasa Fisher & La Salle, est une espèce uniparentale. Cette étude a évalué les traits biologiques de Q. mendeli en laboratoire à une température de 27 ± 1 °C. Les régimes ont un effet très significatif sur la longévité moyenne de Q. mendeli femelle. L’alimentation avec une solution de miel a prolongé la longévité moyenne du parasitoïde à 4,80 jours. Le temps de survie estimé à 50 % était de 3 jours. La fécondité potentielle moyenne à tous les âges était de 8,85 œufs par femelle. L’âge avait un effet très significatif sur la charge moyenne en œufs. Il y avait une relation positive entre la charge en œufs et la taille de la femelle. La fécondité moyenne réalisée au cours de la vie était de 2,47 descendants par femelle. Le temps de développement moyen de Q. mendeli du stade œuf au stade adulte était de 27,06 jours. Le temps de développement de Q. mendeli, plus court que celui de son hôte, peut être considéré comme une raison du succès du contrôle de L. invasa en Thaïlande.

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                Journal
                Parasite
                Parasite
                parasite
                Parasite
                EDP Sciences
                1252-607X
                1776-1042
                2019
                22 February 2019
                : 26
                : ( publisher-idID: parasite/2019/01 )
                : 8
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kasetsart University Bangkok 10900 Thailand
                Author notes
                [* ]Corresponding author: fagrbks@ 123456ku.ac.th
                Article
                parasite180104 10.1051/parasite/2019008
                10.1051/parasite/2019008
                6385613
                30794147
                b417b08c-b586-4206-86fe-e7b15934f12b
                B. Sangtongpraow & K. Charernsom, published by EDP Sciences, 2019

                This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

                History
                : 23 July 2018
                : 11 February 2019
                Page count
                Figures: 6, Tables: 1, Equations: 0, References: 55, Pages: 9
                Categories
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                biological control,parasitoid,quadrastichus mendeli,eucalyptus gall wasp,leptocybe invasa,hymenoptera

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