Patasson luna in Overwintering Eggs of the Alfalfa Weevil1
Authors: STREAMS, FREDERICK A.; FUESTER, ROGER W.
Source: Journal of Economic Entomology, Volume 59, Number 2, April 1966 , pp. 331-333(3)
Publisher: Entomological Society of America
Abstract:Patasson luna (Girault), (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) was reared from overwintering eggs of the alfalfa weevil, Hypera postica (Gyllenhal), collected in New Jersey, Pennsylvania. and Maryland. The distribution of P. luna in those areas was spotty and nowhere was the parasite abundant. Data taken monthly from a field in northern New Jersey showed that P. luna can survive the winter in overwintering eggs of the alfalfa weevil, but the host eggs may suffer considerable mortality.
A large fraction of the alfalfa weevil eggs is inaccessible to P. luna because they are scaled in the stems, a fact which places a limit on the value of this parasite as a biological control agent. In addition, the parasite finds and attacks only a relatively small percentage of the accessible eggs. Its value, therefore, appears to be negligible.
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: 1966-04-01
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