OVIPOSITION RESTRAINT OF SPALANGIA CAMERONI (HYMENOPTERA: PTEROMALIDAE) ON PARASITIZED HOUSEFLY PUPAE

1972 ◽  
Vol 104 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. G. Wylie
Keyword(s):  
Musca Domestica ◽  
Nasonia Vitripennis

AbstractFemales of Spalangia cameroni Perk, use the ovipositor to differentiate between unparasitized and parasitized housefly (Musca domestica L.) pupae; and prefer to lay on unparasitized hosts instead of those attacked by S. cameroni, Nasonia vitripennis (Walk.), or Muscidifurax zaraptor K. & L. (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae). The intensities of oviposition restraint on the three kinds of attacked hosts are similar. Changes in parasitized pupae to which the female parasites react probably involve "venoms" injected by each species during oviposition.

Effects of Superparasitism on Nasonia vitripennis (Walk.) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae)

1965 ◽  
Vol 97 (3) ◽  
pp. 326-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. G. Wylie
Keyword(s):  
Musca Domestica ◽  
House Fly ◽  
Food Shortage ◽  
Nasonia Vitripennis ◽  
Rate Of Development

AbstractSuperparasitism created a food shortage and thereby reduced survival and size of adult Nasonia vitripennis (Walk.) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) reared on pupae of the house fly, Musca domestica L. Superparasitism also reduced the percentage of females in the adult progeny but had no effect on rate of development, ability to emerge, or incidence of diapause in N. vitripennis.

CONTROL OF EGG FERTILIZATION BY NASONIA VITRIPENNIS (HYMENOPTERA: PTEROMALIDAE) WHEN LAYING ON PARASITIZED HOUSE FLY PUPAE

1973 ◽  
Vol 105 (5) ◽  
pp. 709-718 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. G. Wylie
Keyword(s):  
Musca Domestica ◽  
House Fly ◽  
Nasonia Vitripennis ◽  
House Flies

AbstractFemales of Nasonia vitripennis (Walk.) lay a smaller percentage of fertilized (i.e. female) eggs on house fly, Musca domestica L., pupae previously parasitized by their own species, by Muscidifurax zaraptor K. & L., or by Spalangia cameroni Perk. (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) than on unparasitized hosts. They respond to changes in the fly pupae associated with death, and in the case of house flies attacked by N. vitripennis, to "venoms" injected at that time or to changes unrelated to death. By not fertilizing eggs that they lay on attacked hosts, the females also conserve sperm, for immature N. vitripennis on previously-attacked fly pupae are usually killed by parasite larvae already present.

Effect of Host (Musca domestica Linnaeus) Age on the Pteromalid Parasite Nasonia vitripennis (Walker)

1966 ◽  
Vol 98 (11) ◽  
pp. 1226-1231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter C. Chabora ◽  
David Pimentel
Keyword(s):  
Musca Domestica ◽  
Oviposition Behavior ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Pupal Stage ◽  
Nasonia Vitripennis

AbstractAn investigation was made of the influence of age of the host (Musca domestica Linn.) in the pupal stage on the oviposition behavior and development of the pteromalid parasite Nasonia vitripennis (Walk.). Five age groups of hosts were employed in 10 pair combinations with an excess of hosts available for selection. Except for the 1-day-old hosts, more of the younger hosts of the combinations produced parasite progeny while the older hosts had a high percentage yielding neither fly nor parasite. Parasite production per pupa was 6.25 on the youngest hosts, with the number decreasing to 4.85 per host at 5 days. Hosts 2, 3, and 4 days old combined with 1-day-old hosts had higher rates of parasitism than when combined with hosts of other ages. The ranking for successful parasitization of hosts, by age of pupae, was 2, 3, 1, 4, and 5 days old.

scholarly journals Parasitóides de dípteros muscóides coletados no matadouro Alvorada em Itumbiara, sul de Goiás, Brasil

2007 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 235-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos H. Marchiori ◽  
Alexandre S Leles ◽  
Selma A. De Carvalho ◽  
Renata F. Rodrigues
Keyword(s):  
Musca Domestica ◽  
Nasonia Vitripennis ◽  
Chrysomya Albiceps

Espécies de parasitóides associados com moscas sinantrópicas foram coletadas com auxílio de iscas de fígado bovino no matadouro Alvorada em Itumbiara, Estado de Goiás, de março a dezembro de 2005. As pupas foram removidas da areia, após usar iscas de fígado como substrato para atrair as moscas. Elas foram individualizadas em cápsulas de gelatina até a emergência dos adultos de moscas ou de seus parasitóides. A prevalência total de parasitismo foi 15,3%. A freqüência absoluta, porcentagem e espécies de parasitóides coletados foram: 205 exemplares (2,3%) de Aphaereta sp., 173 (80,0%) de Brachymeria podagrica, 578 (15,7%) Nasonia vitripennis, um (0,5%) de Pachycrepoideus vindemmiae, dois (0,9%) de Spalangia sp. e um (0,5%) de Trybliographa sp. A porcentagem de parasitismo apresentada pelos parasitóides de Aphaereta sp., B. podagrica, N. vitripennis, P. vindemmiae, Spalangia sp., e Trybliographa sp. foi de 0,4%, 12,3%, 2,4%, 0,1%, 0,1% e 0,1%, respectivamente. As espécies de dípteros parasitados foram: Chrysomya albiceps, C. megacephala, Musca domestica, Oxysarcodexia thornax, Peckia chrysostoma e Sarcodexia lambens.

OVIPOSITION RESTRAINT OF MUSCIDIFURAX ZARAPTOR (HYMENOPTERA: PTEROMALIDAE) ON PARASITIZED HOUSEFLY PUPAE

1971 ◽  
Vol 103 (11) ◽  
pp. 1537-1544 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. G. Wylie
Keyword(s):  
Musca Domestica ◽  
Nasonia Vitripennis ◽  
Drilling Site

AbstractFemales of Muscidifurax zaraptor K. & L. oviposit on unparasitized housefly (Musca domestica L.) pupae in preference to those attacked by M. zaraptor, Nasonia vitripennis (Walk.), or Spalangia cameroni Perk. (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae). The discrimination against parasitized houseflies is greatest in the case of those attacked by M. zaraptor and least for those parasitized by S. cameroni. Discrimination is based on differences between unparasitized and parasitized pupae that the female parasites detect after they pierce the pupae with the ovipositor. Death of parasitized hosts, or a change resulting directly therefrom, is not responsible for the differences. The fact that hosts pierced at or near the original drilling site are more likely to be rejected than those attacked elsewhere supports the hypothesis that a ’venom’ injected by the female parasites during oviposition diffuses throughout the host and is responsible for oviposition restraint.

Effect of Host Age on Rate of Development of Nasonia vitripennis (Walk.) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae)

1964 ◽  
Vol 96 (7) ◽  
pp. 1023-1027 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. G. Wylie
Keyword(s):  
Musca Domestica ◽  
Development Time ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
House Fly ◽  
Host Age ◽  
Nasonia Vitripennis ◽  
Rate Of Development ◽  
Development Period

AbstractDevelopment time for the parasite Nasonia vitripennis (Walk.) was shorter on young pupae (less than 48 hours old at 24.5 ± 0.5 °C) than on older pupae of the house fly, Musca domestica L. This was primarily because of intrinsic differences between young and old house-fly pupae as hosts. Though less important, two other conditions in young hosts favoured a shorter mean development period for N. vitripennis: first, the smaller proportion of very small parasites, which mature more slowly than the larger ones; and, second, the greater number of parasite larvae per host, which is associated with more rapid development in this species.

Density and Spatial Relationships Between a Wasp Parasite and Its Housefly Host

1965 ◽  
Vol 97 (10) ◽  
pp. 1031-1037 ◽  
Author(s):  
John L. Madden ◽  
David Pimentel
Keyword(s):  
Musca Domestica ◽  
Parasite Density ◽  
Spatial Relationship ◽  
Spatial Relationships ◽  
Nasonia Vitripennis ◽  
The Mean

AbstractThe density and spatial relationship between the wasp parasite, Nasonia vitripennis, and the housefly host, Musca domestica, were investigated. As parasite dispersion decreased in a defined space, parasitism increased from 30 to 76% and host survival decreased from an average of 65.0 to 18.9%. The number of host pupae producing parasite progeny and the survival of host pupae decreased as the proportion of small host pupae increased. With host numbers increasing and parasite numbers constant, the mean number of eggs deposited per host increased significantly from 31.25 to 87.25 and the number of stings increased from 2.25 to 8.00. As parasite density increased and host number remained constant, the number of hosts which were nor attacked declined from a mean of 2.2 with 1 parasite to none with 32 parasites. Host survival declined from about 50% at the 1:8 ratio of female parasites to hosts to no survival at the 2:1 ratio.

Some Factors that Reduce the Reproductive Rate of Nasonia vitripennis (Walk.) at High Adult Population Densities

1965 ◽  
Vol 97 (9) ◽  
pp. 970-977 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. G. Wylie
Keyword(s):  
Musca Domestica ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Larval Mortality ◽  
Reproductive Rate ◽  
Population Densities ◽  
Nasonia Vitripennis

AbstractReproductive rate of the parasite Nasonia vitripennis (Walk.) on pupae of the housefly, Musca domestica L., measured by the number of mature progeny produced per female in 18 hours, decreased with increasing parasite:host ratios. This decrease resulted partly because each female laid fewer eggs, and partly because of increased larval mortality caused by superparasitism. The average number of eggs laid per female was reduced because the parasites wasted relatively more time drilling into unsuitable (i.e. parasitized and previously drilled) hosts on which they subsequently laid few or no eggs; and because the females interfered more with each other while ovipositing. Incidence of superparasitism was greater at higher parasite:host ratios because, in spite of increased interference among the females, there were more simultaneous attacks by two or more females on each fly pupa.

Some Mechanisms That Affect the Sex Ratio of Nasonia vitripennis (Walk.) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) Reared From Superparasitized Housefly Pupae

1966 ◽  
Vol 98 (6) ◽  
pp. 645-653 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. G. Wylie
Keyword(s):  
Sex Ratio ◽  
Musca Domestica ◽  
Nasonia Vitripennis ◽  
Female Progeny ◽  
Male Progeny ◽  
Adult Females

AbstractFemale Nasonia vitripennis (Walk.) parasitizing housefly (Musca domestica L.) pupae produce a smaller percentage of female progeny at high parasite:host ratios than at lower ones because they fertilize a smaller percentage of their eggs (in this species unfertilized eggs produce male progeny), and because more female than male larvae die on superparasitized hosts. The adult females fertilize relatively fewer eggs at high than at low parasite:host ratios for two reasons. First, they encounter relatively more previously attacked hosts, on which they lay a smaller percentage of fertilized eggs than on previously unattacked ones; second, they more often encounter other female parasites while ovipositing, and this interference reduces the percentage of fertilized eggs they lay.

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