The 2005 ESA Annual Meeting and Exhibition
December 15-18, 2005
Ft. Lauderdale, FL

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Friday, December 16, 2005 - 1:30 PM
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Oviposition by the larval parasitoid Microplitis croceipes in conspecific adults

Keiji Takasu, takasu@brs.kyushu-u.ac.jp, Kyushu University, Faculty of Agriculture, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan

Longevity of the larval parasitoidMicroplitis croceipes reared in group was shorter than those reared individually. We found from laboratory experiments that mass-reared females often lay eggs in conspecific adults and the laid eggs often hatch and kill the recipients.


Species 1: Hymenoptera Braconidae Microplitis croceipes
Keywords: mass rearing, immature development

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