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The results of laboratory tests showed that mortality of adult eulophids, primarily,Sympiesis sericeicornis (Nees),S. marylandensis Girault andPnigalio flavipes (Ashmead), was significantly (P<0.05) lower than that of adultPholetesor ornigis (Weed) when exposed to temperatures between 20° and 36°C for 48 h. However, adultP. ornigis lived longer than those of the eulophids at 15°C, but were shorter liver at 33°C. The fecundity ofP. ornigis was little affected at temperatures of 15°, 20°, 24° and 33°C. Exposure of adultP. ornigis to 30°C for 16 h resulted in reduced longevity of both sexes but did not affect fecundity or the proportion of females ovipositing. Mortality of pupae of the eulophids was significantly lower than that of pupae ofP. ornigis at temperatures of 20°, 30° and 33°C. The sex ratio of surviving adults was not affected by temperature.
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Hagley, E.A.C., Barber, D.R. Mortality fecundity and longevity of parasitoids of the spotted tentiform leafminer,Phyllonorycter blancardella [Lep.: Gracillariidae] at constant temperatures in the laboratory. Entomophaga 36, 409–415 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02377946
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