Florida Entomologist (2001) 84, 308-309

A. Sourakov and E.R. Mitchell (2001)
Effects of cool temperatures on oviposition and development of Cotesia marginiventris (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
Florida Entomologist 84 (2), 308-309
Abstract: Host species had no or small effect on the time of C. marginiventris development at different temperatures, while temperature at the time of oviposition had no effect on the numbers of resulting progeny. In the laboratory, most eggs (85/female) were laid by wasps during the first 24-hours. In winter, C. marginiventris reproduced more rapidly outdoors than at controlled constant temperatures with the same average, and attacked sentinel host larvae in cabbage fields.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
environment/habitat manipulation
population dynamics/epizootiology

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Spodoptera exigua
	Trichoplusia ni
Cotesia marginiventris (parasitoid)	Spodoptera exigua
Cotesia marginiventris (parasitoid)	Trichoplusia ni