Identification of Chelonus sp. from Zambia and Its Performance on Different Aged Eggs of Spodoptera frugiperda
Abstract
:Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Sample Collection and Insect Rearing
2.2. Morphological Identification
2.3. Molecular Identification
2.3.1. DNA Extraction
2.3.2. DNA Amplification
2.4. Assessment of Biological Characteristics
2.5. Statistical Analysis
2.5.1. Phylogenetic Analysis
2.5.2. Bioassay Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Morphological Characteristics
3.2. Molecular Biological Identification
3.3. Performance on Host Eggs
Parasitism, Development Duration, and Longevity of C. bifoveolatus on FAW Eggs at Various Ages
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Host Eggs with Different Ages | Mean Egg Number per Egg Mass | Larvae Number Tested | Larvae Number Parasitized | Egg-Larva Duration (d) | Pupa Duration (d) | Longevity (d) | |
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Female | Male | ||||||
0 d | 237.6 | 109.0 ± 8.9 a | 102.8 ± 8.3 a | 18.19 ± 0.18 a | 12.10 ± 0.47 a | 13.52 ± 0.26 aA | 10.28 ± 0.25 aB |
1 d | 256.8 | 121.0 ± 6.9 a | 115.8 ± 7.0 a | 18.08 ± 0.19 a | 12.05 ± 0.26 a | 13.32 ± 0.28 aA | 9.81 ± 0.09 aB |
2 d | 280.6 | 140.8 ± 9.8 a | 129.0 ± 9.0 a | 17.11 ± 0.21 b | 11.77 ± 0.32 a | 12.76 ± 0.24 aA | 10.11 ± 0.29 aB |
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Shen, Z.; Zang, Z.-Y.; Dai, P.; Xu, W.; Nkunika, P.O.Y.; Zang, L.-S. Identification of Chelonus sp. from Zambia and Its Performance on Different Aged Eggs of Spodoptera frugiperda. Insects 2023, 14, 61. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14010061
Shen Z, Zang Z-Y, Dai P, Xu W, Nkunika POY, Zang L-S. Identification of Chelonus sp. from Zambia and Its Performance on Different Aged Eggs of Spodoptera frugiperda. Insects. 2023; 14(1):61. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14010061
Chicago/Turabian StyleShen, Zhen, Zhuo-Yi Zang, Peng Dai, Wei Xu, Phillip O. Y. Nkunika, and Lian-Sheng Zang. 2023. "Identification of Chelonus sp. from Zambia and Its Performance on Different Aged Eggs of Spodoptera frugiperda" Insects 14, no. 1: 61. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14010061
APA StyleShen, Z., Zang, Z.-Y., Dai, P., Xu, W., Nkunika, P. O. Y., & Zang, L.-S. (2023). Identification of Chelonus sp. from Zambia and Its Performance on Different Aged Eggs of Spodoptera frugiperda. Insects, 14(1), 61. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14010061