Parasitism performance and fitness of Cotesia vestalis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) infected with Nosema sp. (Microsporidia: Nosematidae): Implications in integrated pest management strategy

Parasitism performance and fitness of Cotesia vestalis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) infected with Nosema sp. (Microsporidia: Nosematidae): Implications in integrated pest management strategy

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The diamondback moth (DBM) Plutella xylostella (L.) has traditionally been managed using synthetic insecticides. However, the increasing resistance of DBM to insecticides offers an impetus to practice integrated pest management (IPM) strategies by exploiting its natural enemies such as pathogens, pa...

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Main Authors: Abd Ghani, I. (Author), Abu Hassan, Z.-A (Author), Abuzid, I. (Author), Attia, M. (Author), Ismail, N.F (Author), Kermani, N. (Author), Suhaimi, A. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
Subjects:
animal
Animals
article
biological pest control
body size
Body Size
controlled study
Cotesia vestalis
developmental stage
female
Female
female fertility
fertility
Fertility
gender
growth, development and aging
host parasite interaction
Hymenoptera
larva
Larva
Lepidoptera
male
Male
microbiology
morphometrics
nonhuman
Nosema
nosemosis
oocyte
Ovum
parasitism
parasitology
Pest Control, Biological
pest management
physiology
Plutella xylostella
procedures
progeny
pupa (life cycle stage)
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