Diet is one of the most common influences on parasitoid reproductive traits. The life span,
mating ability, fecundity, fertility and sex ratio of parasitoids can be affected by the quality of …

▪ Abstract This article reviews the current state of knowledge concerning the nutrition of
entomophagous insects and other arthropods. Early nutritional investigations focused …

Summary 1 Ecologists concerned with life‐history strategies of parasitoid wasps have
recently focused on interspecific variation in the fraction of the maximum potential lifetime …

Fourteen naturally occurring sugars were individually tested with respect to their effect on
Cotesia glomerata longevity. Parasitoids kept with solutions of either sucrose, glucose and …

We compared the effects of floral nectar from buckwheat, Fagopyrum esculentum Moench,
and honeydew produced by the soybean aphid, Aphis glycines Matsumura (Homoptera …

Tritrophic interactions (plant—herbivore—natural enemy) are basic components of nearly all
ecosystems, and are often heavily shaped by bottom-up forces. Numerous factors influence …

Mass Production of Beneficial Organisms: Invertebrates and Entomopathogens, Second
Edition explores the latest advancements and technologies for large-scale rearing and …

A critical problem faced by most theoretical studies of parasitoid behavior and population
dynamics has been the paucity of empirically obtained information about the pattern of …

Intensive agriculture and excessive use of agrochemicals have resulted in an impoverished
wildlife in agricultural landscapes, especially in arable landscapes but also in perennial …

We evaluated the longevity and progeny production of three hymenopteran parasitoids of
Acanthoscelides obtectus (Say)(Coleoptera: Bruchidae) when kept with or without food …