Parasitism, sex ratio, developmental time and gregariousness of Acerophagus papayae (Hymenoptera: encyrtidae) on male and female host stages of Paracoccus marginatus in no-choice situations

• Main Authors: Mastoi, Muhammad Ishaque, Adam, Nur Azura, Muhamad Awang, Rita, Abd Ghani, Idris, Ibrahim, Yusof
• Format: Article
• Published: Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34816/; http://fuuastjb.org/Table-of-content-2014-4%281%29.html

Acerophagus papayae, accidentally introduced parasitoid of Paracoccus marginatusin Malaysia was studied for parasitism, sex ratio, developmental time and gregariousness behaviour. The parasitoid was able to develop in all stages of P. Marginatus except first instars, prepupaand pupa. The ma...