Abstract
In the present studies, life table data and intrinsic rate of natural increase (rm) of the eulophid pupal parasitoid,P. furvus (Gahan) were obtained fromChilo partellus (Swinhoe) at a constant temperature of 26.7±0.6°C, 52.3±2.7% RH in the laboratory. Development of immature stages took 19.1±0.3 days; adult females lived for 7.9±3.3 (range, 2–13) days and produced a mean of 91.9±22.4 progeny per female, with a sex ratio of 1:2.9 (♂:♀). The intrinsic rate of natural increase (rm) was 0.2558/female/day; the net reproductive rate (R0), 237.25; the capacity for increase (rc) of 0.252; and the finite rate of increase (λ) of 1.29/female/day; thus, each female contributed 231.42 individuals to the population in a mean generation time of 21.38 days.
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Dans la présente étude, les données de table de survie et du taux intrinsèque d'accroissement naturel (rm) deP. furvus (Gahan), parasitoïde nymphal d'Eulophidés, ont été obtenues à partir deChilo partellus (Swinhoe) exposé à une température constante de 26,7°C±0,6°C et une humidité relative de 52,3%±2,7%. Le développement des stades immatures (de l'oviposition à l'émergence de l'adulte) a pris 19,1±0,3 jours; les ♂♂ adultes ont vécu pendant 7,9±3,3 (intervalle 2–13) jours avec une moyenne de descendants de 91,9±22,4 femelles par jour et un sex-ratio d'un mâle pour 2,9 femelles. Le taux intrinsèque d"accroissement naturel a été de 0,256 par femelle et par jour; le taux de reproduction net (R0) a été de 237,25; la capacité d'accroissement (rc) a été de 0,252; et le taux d'accroissement final (λ) a été de 1,29 femelle par jour. Ainsi, la population du parasitoïde s'est multipliée 237,25 fois et chaque femelle a produit 231,42 individus pendant la durée d'une génération moyenne, soit 21,38 jours.
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Oloo, G.W. Life tables and intrinsic rate of natural increase ofPediobius furvus [Hym.: Eulophidae] onChilo partellus [Lep.: Pyralidae] . Entomophaga 37, 29–35 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02372971
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Key-Words
- Pediobius furvus
- life tables
- net reproductive rate
- capacity for increase
- finite rate of increase
- intrinsic rate of natural increase

