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Design and selection of an artificial diet for the coconut black-headed caterpillar, Opisina arenosella, based on orthogonal array analysis
JIN Tao, LIN Yu-ying, JIN Qi-an, WEN Hai-bo, PENG Zheng-qiang
2018, 17 (12): 2758-2757.   DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(17)61889-6
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Opisina arenosella has been an outbreak pest of coconut trees in southern China since 2013.  To develop efficient control methods for this invasive pest, adequate rearing protocols are desirable.  In this study, an orthogonal array of artificial diets with 11 factors at 3 levels was deployed for both 2nd–4th and 5th–6th instar larvae of O. arenosella.  Biological parameters including survival time of larvae, development time from larva to pupa, pupation rate, emergence rate, and pupal weight were monitored to reveal the most important components in the diet formulas.  Biological parameters in O. arenosella were most affected by brewer’s yeast, sucrose, ascorbic acid, and wheat germ.  Statistical analysis indicated that different diet combinations supported optimum performance of biological parameters for 2nd–4th and 5th–6th instar larvae.  The validity of the optimization predicted by the orthogonal array analysis was confirmed in a follow-up bioassay with similar optimized diets for both 2nd–4th and 5th–6th instar larvae.  The optimal artificial diet has great potential for the mass rearing technique, and can provide valuable results for using parasitoids in biological control of O. arenosella.
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TheAbundance andPopulationDynamics of Leptocybe invasa (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) Galls on Eucalyptus spp. in China
ZHU Fang-li, REN Shun-xiang, QIU Bao-li, HUANG Zhen , PENG Zheng-qiang
2012, 12 (12): 2116-2123.   DOI: 10.1016/S1671-2927(00)8750
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The blue gum chalcid, Leptocybe invasa Fisher & La Salle, invaded China in 2007 and has subsequently caused substantial damage to eucalyptus trees. In the current paper, we investigated the susceptibility of 10 Eucalyptus spp. and Eucahetus dunnii to L. invasa in the field, determined the density of galls as well as the gall volume on these tree species, and monitored the population dynamics of wasps in Hainan and Guangdong provinces of China. The order of susceptibility to L. invasa was Eucalyptus urophylla×Eucalyptus camaldulensis>E. urophylla (coppices)>Eucalyptus exserta> Eucalyptus grandis×E. urophylla in Hainan, and Eucalyptus propinqua>Eucalyptus saligna>E. exserta>Eucalyptus microcorys>Eucahetus dunnii>E. camaldulensis>Eucalyptus tereticornis>Eucalyptus robust in Guangdong, China. Although L. invasa generally damages the midribs and petioles of young leaves and the tender bark of twigs of eucalyptus, galls were not observed on leaves of E. microcorys, E. camaldulensis, or E. dunnii. Gall volume significantly differed among the tree species, and gall volume and wasp number were positively correlated. In Dongfang, Hainan Province, the overwintering period of L. invasa emergencing through the year was from the end of December to March of the next year, and the number of population was the greatest on E. urophylla×E. camaldulensis, and the smallest on E. grandis×E. urophylla. In Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, L. invasa hardly emerged in winter from December to June of the next year, and the population was the greatest on E. propinqua, and the smallest on E. microcorys.
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