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Studies on the influence of the parasitoid, Apanteles glomeratus on the metabolite levels of the host Pieris brassicae

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2011

G. K. Karnavar
G. K. Karnavar
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Swaziland, Private Bag, Kwaluseni, Swaziland
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Abstract

The body weight of the host was considerably reduced on attack by the parasitoid, Apanteles glomeratus Linnaeus. It varied from 466.65 ± 87.78 mg to 177.94 ± 52.01 mg. Average weight of the parasitoids per host was 268.54 ± 80.86 mg and individual parasitoid weighed 3.12mg. There was a reduction in the total body lipid: from 8.85 ± 1.27% (wet wt) in the normal caterpillar to 1.93 ± 0.42% in one batch and to 5.16 ± 0.80 in another batch of infected caterpillars. The haemolymph protein content of the host also showed a reduction from 9.89 ± 1.29 to 3.59 ± 0.76%.

Keywords

Pieris brassicaeApanteles glomeratusmetabolitesparasitoids
Type
Research Articles
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International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 5 , Issue 2 , April 1984 , pp. 99 - 100
Copyright
Copyright © ICIPE 1984

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