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Intraguild interactions between two egg parasitoids exploring host patches

2010

Intraguild interactions between two egg parasitoids, Trissolcus basalis (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) and Ooencyrtus telenomicida (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), exploring egg masses of the Southern Green Stink Bug (SGSB) Nezara viridula (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae), were investigated in laboratory conditions by single, simultaneous and sequential host attack experiments. Mortality of N. viridula eggs was higher in simultaneous and sequential releases compared to single species releases. In simultaneous host exploitations, T. basalis females displayed an aggressive behavior against O. telenomicida females. The outcome of multiparasitism showed that interspecific larval competition was dominated by O…

Trissolcus basalis Ooencyrtus telenomicida Nezara viridula Interspecific competition Counter-balanced competitionbiologyGreen stink bugEcologymedia_common.quotation_subjectfungibiology.organism_classificationCompetition (biology)ParasitoidSettore AGR/11 - Entomologia Generale E ApplicataEncyrtidaeAnimal ecologyNezara viridulaInsect ScienceAgronomy and Crop ScienceIntraguild predationScelionidaemedia_common
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