LUTFALLAH, A., MIKHAEL, R. (1999). DEVELOPMENT OF THREE TRICHOGRAMMA SPP. ON EGGS OF TWO FACTITIOUS LEPIDOPTEROUS HOSTS, PHTHORIMAEA OPERCULELLA ZELLER AND AGROTIS IPSILON (HUFNAGEL). Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research, 77(3), 1131-1141. doi: 10.21608/ejar.1999.336992
ADEL F. LUTFALLAH; REFAT H. G. MIKHAEL. "DEVELOPMENT OF THREE TRICHOGRAMMA SPP. ON EGGS OF TWO FACTITIOUS LEPIDOPTEROUS HOSTS, PHTHORIMAEA OPERCULELLA ZELLER AND AGROTIS IPSILON (HUFNAGEL)". Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research, 77, 3, 1999, 1131-1141. doi: 10.21608/ejar.1999.336992
LUTFALLAH, A., MIKHAEL, R. (1999). 'DEVELOPMENT OF THREE TRICHOGRAMMA SPP. ON EGGS OF TWO FACTITIOUS LEPIDOPTEROUS HOSTS, PHTHORIMAEA OPERCULELLA ZELLER AND AGROTIS IPSILON (HUFNAGEL)', Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research, 77(3), pp. 1131-1141. doi: 10.21608/ejar.1999.336992
LUTFALLAH, A., MIKHAEL, R. DEVELOPMENT OF THREE TRICHOGRAMMA SPP. ON EGGS OF TWO FACTITIOUS LEPIDOPTEROUS HOSTS, PHTHORIMAEA OPERCULELLA ZELLER AND AGROTIS IPSILON (HUFNAGEL). Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research, 1999; 77(3): 1131-1141. doi: 10.21608/ejar.1999.336992
DEVELOPMENT OF THREE TRICHOGRAMMA SPP. ON EGGS OF TWO FACTITIOUS LEPIDOPTEROUS HOSTS, PHTHORIMAEA OPERCULELLA ZELLER AND AGROTIS IPSILON (HUFNAGEL)
Plant protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
Abstract
Three species of Trichogramma; T.pretiosum, T.minutum and T.evanescens have been tested in order to study their development on factitious host eggs of two important pests in Egypt (black cutworm and potato tuberworm) as an initial step for the use in IPM programs. Several biological parameters were evaluated such as, parasitism %, emergence rate, development duration, longevity, sex ratio and number of embryos/egg. T.evanescens was very promising as a biocontrol agent for both pests.