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ArticlePloS one2021

Cold storage-mediated rearing of Trichogramma evanescens Westwood on eggs of Plodia interpunctella (Hübner) and Galleria mellonella L.

Aslam Haque, Saiful Islam, Abdul Bari, Akhtar Hossain, Christos G Athanassiou, Mahbub Hasan

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Aslam HaqueDepartment of Crop Science and Technology, Rajshahi University, Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
Saiful IslamDepartment of Crop Science and Technology, Rajshahi University, Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
Abdul BariInsect Biotechnology Division, Institute of Food and Radiation Biology, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Akhtar HossainDepartment of Zoology, Rajshahi University, Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
Christos G AthanassiouLaboratory of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Department of Agriculture, Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, N. Ionia Magnesia, Greece.
Mahbub HasanDepartment of Zoology, Rajshahi University, Rajshahi, Bangladesh.ORCID 0000-0003-0900-4959

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Abstract

The egg parasitoid Trichogramma evanescens Westwood is considered as an efficient biological control agent for managing several lepidopteran pests and it is widely distributed throughout the world. Mass rearing protocols of parasitoids that are currently in use in biocontrol programs require a meticulous quality control plan, in order to optimize their efficacy, but also their progeny production capacity. In this paper, the effect of different factors on the quality control in mass rearing of T. evenescens, using Plodia interpunctella (Hübner) and Galleria mellonella L. as host species, were investigated. The impact of egg agewas significant in the rates of parasitism, for both host species tested. Significantly highest percent of parasitoid emergence was noticed in two day-old eggs for both host species, while one day-old eggs day exhibited the maximum emergence when both species were used togetherin the same trials. Age-dependent storage egg preservation at either 4 or 9°C significantly influenced the parasitism percentages on both species. The highest parasitism percentage was recorded in two day-old G. mellonella eggs that are kept for 15 days at 9°C while the lower in one day-old P. interpunctella eggs for 60 d storage. Moreover, the highest parasitoid mortality was recorded in T. evanescens reared either on P. interpunctella or G. mellonella at 20°C. Rearing of the parasitoid on a mixture of eggs of both host species resulted in higher parasitism, but not always in higher rates of parasitoid emergence. The results of the present work provide useful information that can be further utilized in rearing protocols of T. evanescens.

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CryopreservationPest Control, BiologicalAnimalsBiological Control AgentsEggsHost SpecificityHymenopteraLepidopteraMothsSymbiosisWaspsBiological Control Agents

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