scholarly journals Ongoing ecological speciation in Cotesia sesamiae , a biological control agent of cereal stem borers

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 807-820 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laure Kaiser ◽  
Bruno Pierre Le Ru ◽  
Ferial Kaoula ◽  
Corentin Paillusson ◽  
Claire Capdevielle‐Dulac ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Biological Control Agent ◽  
Ecological Speciation ◽  
Control Agent ◽  
Stem Borers ◽  
Cotesia Sesamiae

An Attempt to Change Habitat Preference of a Parasitoid, Cotesia sesamiae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), Through Artificial Selection

2003 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire E. Rutledge ◽  
Robert N. Wiedenmann
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Host Range ◽  
Artificial Selection ◽  
Habitat Preference ◽  
Selective Pressure ◽  
Biological Control Agent ◽  
Control Agent ◽  
Cotesia Sesamiae ◽  
Host Range Expansion ◽  
Selection For

Insect parasitoids are under strong selective pressure to utilize available hosts, which could cause a parasitoid used as a biological control agent to extend its host range. We artificially selected for a change in habitat preference of the braconid parasitoid Cotesia sesamiae (Cameron), to test the potential for host range expansion. Cotesia sesamiae parasitizes stemborers of maize and sorghum and has potential as a biological control agent of many stemborers. We tested selection for increased attraction to sorghum (a favored plant) and to cabbage (a non-favored plant) through experiments carried out over 4 generations. No change in attraction to either plant was observed, suggesting that this parasitoid may not easily expand its host range through a change in habitat preference.

The potential of Mecysolobus erro (Curculionidae) as a biological control agent for Buddleia

2002 ◽  
Vol 55 ◽  
pp. 433-433
Author(s):  
B.A. Gresham ◽  
M.K. Kay ◽  
W. Faulds ◽  
T.M. Withers
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Biological Control Agent ◽  
Control Agent
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