Old Parasitoids for New Mealybugs: Host Location Behavior and Parasitization Efficacy of Anagyrus vladimiri on Pseudococcus comstocki
Abstract
Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Insect Rearing and General Observations
2.2. Oviposition Behavior, Host Preferences, Host Suitability and Quality of the Parasitoid Progeny
2.2.1. No-Choice Tests
2.2.2. Two-Choice Tests
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. No-Choice Tests
3.2. Two-Choice Tests
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Ricciardi, R.; Zeni, V.; Michelotti, D.; Di Giovanni, F.; Cosci, F.; Canale, A.; Zang, L.-S.; Lucchi, A.; Benelli, G. Old Parasitoids for New Mealybugs: Host Location Behavior and Parasitization Efficacy of Anagyrus vladimiri on Pseudococcus comstocki. Insects 2021, 12, 257. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12030257
Ricciardi R, Zeni V, Michelotti D, Di Giovanni F, Cosci F, Canale A, Zang L-S, Lucchi A, Benelli G. Old Parasitoids for New Mealybugs: Host Location Behavior and Parasitization Efficacy of Anagyrus vladimiri on Pseudococcus comstocki. Insects. 2021; 12(3):257. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12030257
Chicago/Turabian StyleRicciardi, Renato, Valeria Zeni, Davide Michelotti, Filippo Di Giovanni, Francesca Cosci, Angelo Canale, Lian-Sheng Zang, Andrea Lucchi, and Giovanni Benelli. 2021. "Old Parasitoids for New Mealybugs: Host Location Behavior and Parasitization Efficacy of Anagyrus vladimiri on Pseudococcus comstocki" Insects 12, no. 3: 257. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12030257
APA StyleRicciardi, R., Zeni, V., Michelotti, D., Di Giovanni, F., Cosci, F., Canale, A., Zang, L.-S., Lucchi, A., & Benelli, G. (2021). Old Parasitoids for New Mealybugs: Host Location Behavior and Parasitization Efficacy of Anagyrus vladimiri on Pseudococcus comstocki. Insects, 12(3), 257. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12030257