@article{fdi:010068295,
  title = {{H}ost stage preference and parasitism behaviour of {A}enasius bambawalei an encyrtid parasitoid of {P}henacoccus solenopsis},
  author = {{B}adshah, {H}. and {U}llah, {F}. and {C}alatayud, {P}aul-{A}ndr{\'e} and {C}rickmore, {N}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}n {P}akistan, the cotton mealybug, {P}henacoccus solenopsis {T}insley ({S}ternorrhyncha ({H}omoptera): {P}seudococcidae), is a serious pest of many cultivated plants. {A} parasitoid, {A}enasius bambawalei {H}ayat ({H}ymenoptera: {E}ncyrtidae), is associated with {P}. solenopsis. {I}n order to mass rear {A}. bambawalei for a biological control programme, it is important to investigate the parasitoid's host stage preference and its parasitism behaviour for {P}. solenopsis in order to optimise production. {T}he present study showed that under both choice and no-choice conditions, the parasitoid preferred third instar and pre-reproductive host stage mealybugs for parasitism. {P}arasitoid larva developing inside the host exhibited a greater longevity, shorter developmental period and longer body size in these preferred host stages. {O}ur study also confirmed that {A}. bambawalei showed no attraction to male mealybugs and no host feeding on any host stage was recorded. {T}he ability of the parasitoid to effectively discriminate between suitable and non-suitable stages means that it is feasible to rear it on a mixed population.},
  keywords = {{C}otton mealybug ; nymph ; antennation ; host feeding ; {PAKISTAN}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{B}iocontrol {S}cience and {T}echnology},
  volume = {26},
  numero = {12},
  pages = {1605--1616},
  ISSN = {0958-3157},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.1080/09583157.2016.1223836},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010068295},
}