Longevity, fecundity, and progeny sex ratio of Pteromalus cerealellae in relation to diet, host provision, and mating

Brower, 1991, Potential host range and performance of a reportedly monophagous parasitoid, Pteromalus cerealellae (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae), Entomol. News, 102, 231

Brower, 1996, Biological control, 223

Carpenter, 1995, Ichneumon promissorius (Erichson) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): factors affecting fecundity, oviposition, and longevity, J. Entomol. Sci., 30, 279, 10.18474/0749-8004-30.2.279

Chen, 2005, Effects of temperature, sugar availability, gender, mating, and size on the longevity of phorid fly Pseudacteon tricuspis (Diptera: Phoridae), Environ. Entomol., 34, 246, 10.1603/0046-225X-34.2.246

Chow, 2005, Using hosts of mixed sizes to reduce male-biased sex ration in the parasitoid wasp, Diglyphus isaea, Entomol. Exp. Appl., 117, 193, 10.1111/j.1570-7458.2005.00350.x

Ellers, 1996, Fat and eggs: an alternative method to measure trade-off between survival and reproduction in insect parasitoids, Neth. J. Zool., 46, 227, 10.1163/156854295X00186

Fadamiro, 2005, Utilization of aphid honeydew and floral nectar by Pseudacteon tricuspis (Diptera: Phoridae), a parasitoid of imported fire ants, Solenopis spp. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Biol. Control, 34, 73, 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2005.04.006

Fadamiro, 2001, Effects of partial sugar deprivation on lifespan and carbohydrate mobilization in the parasitoid Macrocentrus grandii (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am., 94, 909, 10.1603/0013-8746(2001)094[0909:EOPSDO]2.0.CO;2

Fadamiro, 2005, Lifespan and patterns of accumulation and mobilization of nutrients in sugar fed phorid fly Pseudacteon tricuspis, Physiol. Entomol., 30, 212, 10.1111/j.1365-3032.2005.00449.x

Heimpel, 1996, The evolution of host-feeding behavior in insect parasitoids, Biol. Rev., 71, 373, 10.1111/j.1469-185X.1996.tb01279.x

Heimpel, 2005, Does floral nectar improve biological control by parasitoids?, 267

Heimpel, 1997, Adult feeding and lifetime reproductive success in the parasitoid Aphytis melinus, Entomol. Exp. Appl., 83, 305, 10.1046/j.1570-7458.1997.00185.x

Jacob, 2000, Influence of carbohydrate foods and mating on longevity of the parasitoid Bathyplectes curculionis (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), Environ. Entomol., 29, 1088, 10.1603/0046-225X-29.5.1088

Jervis, 1986, Host-feeding strategies in hymenopteran parasitoids, Biol. Rev., 61, 395, 10.1111/j.1469-185X.1986.tb00660.x

Jervis, 1993, Flower-visiting by Hymenopteran parasitoids, J. Nat. Hist., 27, 67, 10.1080/00222939300770051

Jervis, 1996, Parasitoid adult feeding and biological control—a review, Biocontr. News Info., 17, 11N

Leatemia, 1995, Effects of adult nutrition on longevity, fecundity, and offspring sex ratio of Trichogramma minutum Riley (Hymeonoptera: Trichogrammatidae), Can. Entomol., 127, 245, 10.4039/Ent127245-2

Lee, 2004, Comparing floral nectar and aphid honeydew diets on the longevity and nutrient levels of a parasitoid wasp, Entomol. Exp. Appl., 111, 189, 10.1111/j.0013-8703.2004.00165.x

Li, 1993, Effects of female mating status and age on fecundity, longevity and sex ratio in Trichogramma minutum (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae), J. Entomol. Soc. B.C., 90, 61

Lim, 1986, Biological studies on Trichogrammatoidea bactrae fumata Nagaraja in the laboratory, J. Appl. Entomol., 101, 48, 10.1111/j.1439-0418.1986.tb00832.x

Mbata, 2005, Parasitism by Pteromalus cerealellae (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) on the cowpea weevil, Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Bruchidae): host density, temperature effects, and host finding ability, Biol. Control, 33, 286, 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2005.03.005

Narayanan, 1955, Effect of nutrition on the longevity and rate of reproduction in Trichogramma minutum Riley (Chalcidoidea: Hymenoptera), India J. Entomol., 17, 376

Nettles, 1987, Eucelatoria bryani (Diptera: Tachinidae): effects on fecundity of feeding on host, Environ. Entomol., 16, 437, 10.1093/ee/16.2.437

Olson, 2000, Effects of sugar feeding on carbohydrate and lipid metabolism in a parasitoid wasp, Physiol. Entomol., 25, 17, 10.1046/j.1365-3032.2000.00155.x

Parker, 1979

Partridge, 1981, Sexual activity reduces lifespan of male fruitflies, Nature, 294, 580, 10.1038/294580a0

Reznick, 1985, Costs of reproduction: an evaluation of the empirical evidence, Oikos, 44, 257, 10.2307/3544698

Sagarra, 2002, Impact of mating on Anagyrus kamali Moursi (Hym., Encyrtidae) lifetime fecundity, reproductive longevity, progeny emergence, and sex ratio, J. Appl. Entomol., 126, 400, 10.1046/j.1439-0418.2002.00679.x

SAS Institute, 1998. JMP Statistics and Graphics Guide, Version 5.1. SAS Institute, Cary, NC.

Schmale, 2001, Control potential of three Hymenopteran parasitoid species against the bean weevil in stored beans: the effect of adult parasitoid nutrition on longevity and progeny production, Biol. Control, 21, 134, 10.1006/bcon.2000.0911

Van Lenteren, 1987, The parasite-host relationship between Encarsia formosa (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) and Trialeurodes vaporiorum (Homoptera: Aleyrodiadae): food effects on oogenesis, oviposition, lifespan and fecundity of Encarsia formosa and other hymenopterous parasites, Zeitschrift Für Angewandte Entomologie, 103, 69

Wäckers, 2001, A comparison of nectar and honeydew sugars with respect to their utilization by the Hymenopteran parasitoid Cotesia glomerata, J. Insect Physiol., 47, 1077, 10.1016/S0022-1910(01)00088-9

Wheeler, 1996, The role of nourishment in oogenesis, Annu. Rev. Entomol., 41, 407, 10.1146/annurev.en.41.010196.002203