Co-Authors:
Man Sour, F., Dept. of Entomology, ARO, Newe Ya’ar, Haifa, 31999, Israel
Harris, M.K., Dept. of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, 77843, United States
Stone, J.D., Dept. of Entomology, Texas A&M University, El Paso, Texas, 79927, United States
Bueno, R., Dept. of Entomology, Texas A&M University, El Paso, Texas, 79927, United States
Abstract:
Six shipments totaling 3452 mummies of the blackmargined aphid, Monellia caryella (Fitch), parasitized with Aphelinus perpallidus Gahan, were obtained by air freight during the years 1982-1985 from Texas A&M Research Center, El Paso, Texas. About two-thirds of the mummies did not yield parasites. A colony of A. perpallidus was established in the laboratory. Under laboratory conditions the percentage of emerged parasites was higher than that in the imported mummies, and the parasite had very limited impact on the aphid population. Field releases of the parasite were made but no establishment of A. perpallidus was observed through the years. © 1988, Springer Science + Business Media B.V.. All rights reserved.