Using Gamma Irradiated Galleria mellonella L. and Plodia interpunctella (Hübner) Larvae to Optimize Mass Rearing of Parasitoid Habrobracon hebetor (Say) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae).
Insects. 2019 Jul 25; 10(8)I

Abstract

We evaluated possible improvements to the mass rearing of the larval parasitoid Habrobracon hebetor (Say) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on irradiated host wax moth Galleria mellonella L. and Indian meal moth Plodia interpunctella (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) larvae. The use of irradiated G. mellonella and P. interpunctella larvae at the dose of 150 Gy proved useful for enhancing the parasitism and adult emergence of H. hebetor due to the absence of negative repercussions on parasitoid development. Overall, parasitism was increased as the host larvae was irradiated with higher doses, while significantly higher parasitism was recorded at 150 and 300 Gy compared to lower doses. The female parasitoids preferred the irradiated larvae and significantly higher numbers of larvae were parasitized compared with non-irradiated larvae. The results also showed that irradiated larvae of G. mellonella served better as hosts for H. hebetor as compared with irradiated larvae of P. interpunctella. The implementation of these findings would be helpful for improving the mass production of parasitoids and the effectiveness of releases of biocontrol agents for the control of stored product pests.

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Hasan MM

Department of Zoology, Rajshahi University, Rajshahi 6205, Bangladesh. mmhbgd@yahoo.com.

Yeasmin L

Department of Crop Science and Technology, Rajshahi University, Rajshahi 6205, Bangladesh.

Athanassiou CG

Laboratory of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Department of Agriculture, Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, Phytokou str., 38446, N. Ionia Magnesia, Greece.

Bari MA

Insect Biotechnology Division, Institute of Food and Radiation Biology, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Savar, Dhaka 1349, Bangladesh.

Islam MS

Department of Crop Science and Technology, Rajshahi University, Rajshahi 6205, Bangladesh.

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eng

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31349741

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Hasan, Md Mahbub, et al. "Using Gamma Irradiated Galleria Mellonella L. and Plodia Interpunctella (Hübner) Larvae to Optimize Mass Rearing of Parasitoid Habrobracon Hebetor (Say) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)." Insects, vol. 10, no. 8, 2019.

Hasan MM, Yeasmin L, Athanassiou CG, et al. Using Gamma Irradiated Galleria mellonella L. and Plodia interpunctella (Hübner) Larvae to Optimize Mass Rearing of Parasitoid Habrobracon hebetor (Say) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Insects. 2019;10(8).

Hasan, M. M., Yeasmin, L., Athanassiou, C. G., Bari, M. A., & Islam, M. S. (2019). Using Gamma Irradiated Galleria mellonella L. and Plodia interpunctella (Hübner) Larvae to Optimize Mass Rearing of Parasitoid Habrobracon hebetor (Say) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Insects, 10(8). https://doi.org/10.3390/insects10080223

Hasan MM, et al. Using Gamma Irradiated Galleria Mellonella L. and Plodia Interpunctella (Hübner) Larvae to Optimize Mass Rearing of Parasitoid Habrobracon Hebetor (Say) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Insects. 2019 Jul 25;10(8) PubMed PMID: 31349741.

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Using Gamma Irradiated Galleria mellonella L. and Plodia interpunctella (Hübner) Larvae to Optimize Mass Rearing of Parasitoid Habrobracon hebetor (Say) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae).Insects. 2019 Jul 25; 10(8)I