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Temperature influences the performance and effectiveness of field and laboratory strains of the ichneumonid parasitoid, Campoletis chlorideae

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To understand the influence of temperature on host–parasitoid interactions as a consequence of climatic change, we studied development, survival, and fecundity of field and laboratory strains of the Helicoverpa armigera larval endoparasitoid, Campoletis chlorideae at five different temperatures under laboratory conditions. Post-embryonic development period and degree-days required for completing the life cycle by both the strains decreased by 2.5 and 1.5 folds at 27°C compared to 18°C. Post embryonic development period showed a negative (r = −0.99, P < 0.001) and the development rate a positive (r = 0.99, P < 0.001) association with an increase in temperature. However, no parasitoid larvae survived in H. armigera larvae reared at 12 and 35°C after parasitization, suggesting that temperatures ≥35°C as a result of global warming will be lethal for development and survival of immature stages of C. chlorideae. Adult longevity was negatively associated (r = −0.91 to −0.96, P < 0.001) with temperatures between 12 and 35°C. The parasitoid adults stored at 12°C survived for longer period and exhibited higher fecundity than those kept at 27°C, but the efficiency of parasitism and adult emergence were quite low. Sex ratio of the progeny at 12°C was highly male-biased than the insects kept at 27°C. Laboratory strain of the parasitoid exhibited better survival, and the adults lived longer than the field strain at 18°C than at 27°C. Therefore, C. chlorideae adults stored at 18°C could be used for parasitism, while the immature stages should be reared at 27°C for mass production of the parasitoid for biological control of H. armigera.

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The technical support of Messrs V. Venkateshwara Rao and S. V. N. Chandra and funding by the Indo-Swiss Collaboration on Biotechnology (ISCB), Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Berne, Switzerland, and the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), New Delhi, India, are gratefully acknowledged.

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Dhillon, M.K., Sharma, H.C. Temperature influences the performance and effectiveness of field and laboratory strains of the ichneumonid parasitoid, Campoletis chlorideae . BioControl 54, 743–750 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-009-9225-x

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