Rearing of Microplitis mediator (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and its host Mamestra brassicae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

E. Belz; C.E. Géneau; M. Fürst; O. Balmer; P. Andermatt; L. Pfiffner; L.E.C. Westerd; H. Luka

doi:10.14411/eje.2014.043

Rearing of Microplitis mediator (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and its host Mamestra brassicae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

E. Belz, C.E. Géneau, M. Fürst, O. Balmer, P. Andermatt, L. Pfiffner, L.E.C. Westerd, H. Luka

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Establishing continuous and reliable colonies of pest-parasitoid systems in the laboratory is an essential requirement for carrying out manipulative experiments on biological control. Here we describe in detail the rearing protocols that we optimized for the efficient rearing of the cabbage moth Mamestra brassicae and its key parasitoid Microplitis mediator.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	443-447
Journal	European Journal of Entomology
Volume	111
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.14411/eje.2014.043
Publication status	Published - 2014

Keywords

olfactory attractiveness
biological-control
cabbage-looper
parasitoids
behavior
moth

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Rearing of Microplitis mediator (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and its host Mamestra brassicae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

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