Background: In parasitoid insects, beside parasitism, there are two other behaviors that may increase leaf miner mortality: Feeding on the host (host feeding) and, host penalization without oviposition or feeding (host stinging). Objectives: The present study aimed to evaluate (h...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaar/2020/v14i330134
Natural abundance of the larval ectoparasitoid Diglyphus isaea walker was estimated on three summer host plants [tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum), Bell peppers (Capsicum annuum), eggplants (Solanum melongena)] in Ojilate region. The parasitoid recorded low abundance in April on al...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAAR/2018/39948
Insect host preference by the larval pupal endoparasitoid Opius. pallipes was studied in Ojilate region in western Libya using broad bean (Vecia faba) as a host plant and the two leafmininig species, the American serpentine leaf miner Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess) and the tomato...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2017/28859