Combining a biotin-enrichment protocol and 454GS-FLX titanium pyrosequencing technology, we characterised 22 polymorphic microsatellite loci from the parasitic wasp, Habrobracon hebetor (Say) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a cosmopolitan species commonly used in biological control against a wide range of both major lepidopterous pests of stored products and fi eld crops in different parts of the wo...

Bracon admotus Papp, 2000, and three species of the genus Habrobracon Ashmead, 1895, Habrobracon concolorans (Marshall, 1900), Habrobracon hebetor (Say, 1836) and Habrobracon pillerianae Fischer, 1980, were obtained from the larvae of Lobesia botrana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae) feeding on Daphne gnidium Linnaeus, 1753 (Thymelaeaceae) in the natural reserve of Migli...

The reproductive performance of the parasitoid Habrobracon hebetor (Say) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) against the moths Anagasta kuehniella Zeller and Plodia interpunctella (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) was studied in the laboratory. The analysis was based on the comparison of parasitoid's life table parameters related to those of its hosts at various conditions of host density (daily supply o...

We read with interest the report by Holmsen and Leasure (1) in which they reported the growth-inhibiting property of tris(1-aziridinyl)phosphine oxide (APO) on grasses. We feel that one of the most important biological properties of the chemical was not mentioned in the report, namely, the ability to induce mutations. Indeed APO is a powerful mutagen; APO (or triethylenephosphoramide, TEPA) pro...

İndole-3-asetik asitin (IAA) parazitoit Bracon hebetor Say (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)’un bazı biyolojik özelliklerine etkileri araştırılmıştır. Farklı konsantrasyonlarda IAA (5, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 mg L-1) konukçu larvaların yapay besinine ilave edilmiştir. Bu konukçularda yetiştirilen parazitoitlerin gelişim süresi, ergin ömür uzunluğu, verim ve eşey oranı konsantrasyonlarına göre değerlendir...