Intrinsic rate of increase of <i>Aphidius colemani</i> Vier. (Hym., Braconidae), a parasitoid of <i>Aphis gossypii</i> Glov. (Hom., Aphididae), at different temperatures. Steenis, M. J. Journal of Applied Entomology, 116(1-5):192–198, January, 1993.
Intrinsic rate of increase of <i>Aphidius colemani</i> Vier. (Hym., Braconidae), a parasitoid of <i>Aphis gossypii</i> Glov. (Hom., Aphididae), at different temperatures [link]Paper  doi  abstract   bibtex   
Increasing problems with chemical control of cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii Glov., in vegetable crops necessitate development of a biological control programme. An endoparasitoid of cotton aphid, Aphidius colemani Vier., is one of the candidate control agents. Data on longevity, reproduction, and development of A. colemani with A. gossypii as host are presented in this paper. The parasitoid has a fecundity of 302 eggs per female at 20°C and 388 eggs per female at 25°C, a developmental period of 12.7 days at 20°C and 10.0 days at 25°C, and an immature mortality of 14.1 % at 20°C and 27.8 % at 25°C. The intrinsic rate of increase of the parasitoid is both at 20 and at 25°C comparable to the intrinsic rate of increase of the cotton aphid. Aphidius colemani seems, therefore, a promising candidate for biological control of cotton aphid.
@article{steenis_intrinsic_1993,
	title = {Intrinsic rate of increase of \textit{{Aphidius} colemani} {Vier}. ({Hym}., {Braconidae}), a parasitoid of \textit{{Aphis} gossypii} {Glov}. ({Hom}., {Aphididae}), at different temperatures},
	volume = {116},
	issn = {09312048, 14390418},
	url = {http://doi.wiley.com/10.1111/j.1439-0418.1993.tb01188.x},
	doi = {10.1111/j.1439-0418.1993.tb01188.x},
	abstract = {Increasing problems with chemical control of cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii Glov., in vegetable crops necessitate development of a biological control programme. An endoparasitoid of cotton aphid, Aphidius colemani Vier., is one of the candidate control agents. Data on longevity, reproduction, and development of A. colemani with A. gossypii as host are presented in this paper. The parasitoid has a fecundity of 302 eggs per female at 20°C and 388 eggs per female at 25°C, a developmental period of 12.7 days at 20°C and 10.0 days at 25°C, and an immature mortality of 14.1 \% at 20°C and 27.8 \% at 25°C. The intrinsic rate of increase of the parasitoid is both at 20 and at 25°C comparable to the intrinsic rate of increase of the cotton aphid. Aphidius colemani seems, therefore, a promising candidate for biological control of cotton aphid.},
	language = {en},
	number = {1-5},
	urldate = {2017-08-31},
	journal = {Journal of Applied Entomology},
	author = {Steenis, M. J.},
	month = jan,
	year = {1993},
	pages = {192--198}
}

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