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Temperature and density dependent efficacy of Dinarmus basalis (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) against Callosobruchus chinensis

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The pulse beetle, Callosobruchus chinensis L. (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) is a serious pest of stored chickpea seed and distributed worldwide. Synthetic insecticides and fumigants are random practices against this pest but with serious drawbacks. The larval-pupal parasitoid Dinarmus basalis Rondani (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) has been successfully used to control C. chinensis as an alternative. Hosts (C. chinensis) were cultured in the laboratory in confined conditions (30 ± 1 °C and 80 ± 10% RH) till (12–15 days) to get optimal size for parasitism. The bio-control efficacy was studied at 20, 25, 30 and 35 °C with three parasitoid density pairs i.e. 2, 4 and 6. The number of emerged parasitoids, parasitism and suppression rates were studied. The parasitism and suppression rate of the parasitoid increased with increasing temperature and parasitoid densities except 35 °C. The highest parasitism (98.55%) and suppression (98.43%) by D. basalis on C. chinensis populations were observed at 30 °C with six pairs of the released parasitoids. Conversely, the lowest parasitism (77.34%) and suppression (74.35%) were observed for two pair parasitoid densities at 25 °C. Therefore, 30 °C temperature and maximum D. basalis density have potential to suppress C. chinensis populations.

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Abbreviations

H:

Height

D:

Diameter

L:

Length

cm:

Centimeter

g:

Gram

RH:

Relative humidity

°C:

Degree Celsius

d:

Day

r2 :

Regression coefficient

df:

Degree of freedom

P :

Probability

F:

F-statistic

R2 :

Coefficient of determination

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Authors thank to the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh for financial support. Authors also thank to the Department of Entomology, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University for providing the research facilities.

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The Ministry of Science Information and Communication Technology (MOSICT) of the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh funded the research project.

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  1. Juthy Rani Kundu, Md. Abdul Alim, and Md. Alamgir Hossain contributed equally to this work.

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MAH and MAA conceived and designed the experiments. MAA, and MAH analyzed the data. JRK performed the experiment, collected the data and wrote the paper. MAH and MAA revised the early and final draft of manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Kundu, J.R., Alim, M.A. & Hossain, M.A. Temperature and density dependent efficacy of Dinarmus basalis (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) against Callosobruchus chinensis. Int J Trop Insect Sci 43, 2215–2221 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-023-01128-x

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