MONTICELLI , Lucie S.

Honeydew i.e., the sugar-rich excretion of phloem-sap feeders, is the most available sugar source in agroeco-systems which enables parasitoids to increase their fitness. For the parasitoids of honeydew-producing insects, honeydew is associated with host presence, suggesting that parasitoids can find carbohydrate sources and hosts at the same...

The oriental armyworm Mythimna separata (Walker) is a major cereal crop pest, causing severe economic losses worldwide every year. Yet, few studies documented the biological control of M. separata using natural enemies such as egg parasitoids of the genus Trichogramma. To evaluate the possibility of biological control of M. separata eggs at...