Location of Host and Host Habitat by Fruit Fly Parasitoids
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Host Habitat/Micro-Habitat Location by Fruit Fly Parasitoids
2.1. Olfactory Stimuli
2.2. Visual Stimuli
Parasitoid | Host fruit | Type of equipment | Type of odor source | Presence of tephritid host larvae | Parasitoid response | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Ashmead) | Peach | Cages in a greenhouse | Rotting fruit | No | + | [23] |
Peach | Wind tunnel | Fermenting fruit | No | + | [20] | |
Mango | Wind tunnel | Fermenting fruit | No | + | [20] | |
Grapefruit | Wind tunnel | Fermenting fruit | No | ++ | [20] | |
Orange | Wind tunnel | Fermenting fruit | No | ++ | [20] | |
Grapefruit | Wind tunnel | Ripe fruit | No | + | [21] | |
Mango | Wind tunnel | Ripe fruit | No | + | [21] | |
Grapefruit | Wind tunnel | Ripe fruit | Yes | ++ | [21] | |
Mango | Wind tunnel | Ripe fruit | Yes | ++ | [21] | |
Mango | Wind tunnel, field cage | Ripe fruit | No | + | [25] | |
Mango | Wind tunnel, field cage | Ripe fruit | Yes | ++ | [25] | |
Guava | Wind tunnel | Ripe fruit | No | ++ | [17] | |
Guava | 4 way olfactometer | Rotting fruit | No | + | [33] | |
Guava | 4 way olfactometer | Rotting fruit | Yes | ++ | [33] | |
Guava | Wind tunnel | Ripe fruit | No | + | [34] | |
Diachasmimorpha juglandis (Muesebeck) | Walnut | Field cage, wind tunnel | Ripe fruit | No | + | [27] |
Walnut | Field cage, wind tunnel | Ripe fruit | Yes | ++ | [27] | |
Diachasma alloeum (Muesebeck) | Blueberry | Olfactometer | Ripe fruit | No | + | [35] |
Blueberry | Olfactometer | Ripe fruit | Yes | ++ | [35] | |
Diachasmimorpha krausii (Fullaway) | Guava | Lab cage | Ripe fruit | No | - | [24] |
Guava | Lab cage | Ripe fruit | Yes | ++ | [24] | |
Peach | Lab cage | Ripe fruit | No | - | [24] | |
Peach | Lab cage | Ripe fruit | Yes | ++ | [24] | |
Psyttalia fletcheri (Silvestri) | Cucumber | Wind tunnel | Punctured fruit | No | + | [16] |
Pumpkin | Wind tunnel | Decaying fruit | No | ++ | [16] | |
Psyttalia incisi (Silvestri) | Guava | Olfactometer | Ripe fruit | No | + | [34] |
Guava | Olfactometer | Ripe fruit | Yes | ++ | [34] | |
Fopius arisanus (Sonan) | Guava, | Wind tunnel | Ripe fruit | No | ++ | [22] |
Orange | Wind tunnel | Ripe fruit | No | + | [22] | |
Guava | Field cage | Sliced ripe fruit | No | + | [18] | |
Orange | Field cage | Sliced ripe fruit | No | + | [18] | |
Orange | Field cage | Sliced ripe fruit | Yes | ++ | [18] | |
Zucchini | Field cage | Sliced ripe fruit | No | + | [18] | |
Mango | Field cage | Sliced ripe fruit | No | + | [18,22] | |
Tomato | Field cage | Sliced ripe fruit | No | + | [18] | |
Indian almond | Field cage | Sliced ripe fruit | No | + | [18,22] | |
Fopius carpomyie (Silvestri) | Jujube | Olfactometer | Ripe fruit | Yes | + | [36] |
Doryctobracon areolatus (Szépligeti) | Guava | 4 way olfactometer | Rotting fruit | No | + | [33] |
Guava | 4 way olfactometer | Ripe fruit | No | + | [33] | |
Guava | 4 way olfactometer | Rotting fruit | Yes | ++ | [33] | |
Asobara anastrephae (Muesebeck)(Braconidae: Alysiinae) | Guava | 4 way olfactometer | Rotting fruit | Yes | ++ | [33] |
2.3. Field Assessment
3. Host Location by Fruit Fly Parasitoids
3.1. Egg Parasitoids
3.2. Larval Parasitoids
3.2.1. Chemical Stimuli
3.2.2. Mechanical Stimuli
4. Behavioral Plasticity
4.1. Learning
4.2. Abiotic Factors
4.3. Physiology
5. Pupal Parasitoids
6. Conclusion and Perspectives
Acknowledgments
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