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Temperature-Dependent Parasitism, Survival, and Longevity of Five Species of Trichogramma Westwood (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) Associated with Anticarsia gemmatalis Hübner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

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Egg parasitoids of the genus Trichogramma Westwood play an important role in the control of the velvetbean caterpillar Anticarisa gemmatalis Hübner in soybean crops in Southern Brazil. The effectiveness of Trichogramma species as biocontrol agents is dependent of several factors, but their adaptation to the climatic conditions of the region where they will be released is one of the most important. In this context, this study evaluated the effects of five constant temperatures ranging from 14 to 30°C on parasitism, age-specific survival, progeny production and longevity of Trichogramma pretiosum Riley, Trichogramma atopovirilia Oatman & Platner, Trichogramma acacioi Brun, Moraes & Soares, Trichogramma lasallei Pinto, and Trichogramma rojasi Nagaraja & Nagarkatti. We demonstrate that temperature differently affected the species of Trichogramma investigated when using eggs of the velvetbean caterpillar. We also demonstrate that T. pretiosum and T. atopovirilia are better adapted to a wide range of temperatures than the other species evaluated, and are therefore better suited as biocontrol agents for applied biological control programs of A. gemmatalis.

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The authors are grateful to Dr John Pinto (University of California, Riverside, USA), Dr Roberto A. Zucchi (Universidade de São Paulo—ESALQ/USP), Dr Ranyse BQ da Silva (Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária—Embrapa) for the identification of the Trichogramma species. This research was performed with scholarships provided by the Brazilian National Research Council (CNPq) and Brazilian Federal Agency for Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education (CAPES).

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  1. Setor de Educação Profissional, Univ Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brasil

    M R Foerster

  2. Univ Federal de Santa Catarina, 89529-000, Campus Curitibanos, SC, Brasil

    C A Marchioro

  3. Depto de Zoologia, Univ Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brasil

    L A Foerster

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Foerster, M.R., Marchioro, C.A. & Foerster, L.A. Temperature-Dependent Parasitism, Survival, and Longevity of Five Species of Trichogramma Westwood (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) Associated with Anticarsia gemmatalis Hübner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Neotrop Entomol 43, 176–182 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13744-013-0189-2

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