Parasitism performance of Aenasius bambawalei (Hayat) on Phenacoccus solenopsis (Tinsley)

Parasitism performance of A. bambawalei

Authors

  • Din Muhammad Soomro Department of Entomology, Faculty of Crop Protection, Sindh Agriculture University, Tando Jam, Sindh, Pakistan
  • Bhai Khan Solangi Department of Entomology, Faculty of Crop Protection, Sindh Agriculture University, Tando Jam, Sindh, Pakistan
  • Ali Zachi Abdulqader Alhilfi Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Basrah, Iraq
  • Abdul Qadir Kapri Department of Entomology, Faculty of Crop Protection, Sindh Agriculture University, Tando Jam, Sindh, Pakistan
  • Muhammad Ishfaque Locust Division, Department of Plant Protection, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Imran Ali Rajput Locust Division, Department of Plant Protection, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Kirshan Chand Department of Entomology, Faculty of Crop Protection, Sindh Agriculture University, Tando Jam, Sindh, Pakistan
  • Muhammad Akbar Lashari Department of Entomology, Faculty of Crop Protection, Sindh Agriculture University, Tando Jam, Sindh, Pakistan
  • Faiza Abbasi Department of Statistics, Faculty of Agriculture Social Science, Sindh Agriculture University, Tando Jam, Sindh, Pakistan
  • Syed Muzafar Ali Shah Rashdi Department of Entomology, Faculty of Crop Protection, Sindh Agriculture University, Tando Jam, Sindh, Pakistan
  • Mehvish Qaim Khani Department of Entomology, Faculty of Crop Protection, Sindh Agriculture University, Tando Jam, Sindh, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53560/PPASB(59-1)691

Keywords:

Aenasius bambawalei, Phenacoccus solenopsis, Parasitism, Densities

Abstract

Aenasius bambawalei Hayat (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) is a solitary nymphal endoparasitoid of mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae). The parasitism performance of A. bambawalei on the 3rd nymphal instar of P. solenopsis at different densities 20, 30, 40 and 50 P. solenopsis was tested. The results showed that the maximum number of P. solenopsis parasitized and male and female adults emerged at 30 P. solenopsis density than other densities. Similarly, the maximum sex ratio M: F (1: 1.7) was found at 50 P. solenopsis density as compared to others. The highest parasitization percentage was observed on 3-day old A. bambawalei at all P. solenopsis densities. The 30 P. solenopsis density is the most preferred and suitable for mass rearing of A. bambawalei and the 3-day old parasitoid use of biological control programme to control P. solenopsis. 

References

V.S. Nagrare, S. Kranthi, V.K. Biradar, N.N. Zade, V. Sangode, G. Kakde, R.M. Shukla, D. Shivare, B.M. Khadi, and K.R. Kranthi. Widespread infestation of the exotic mealybug species, Phenacoccus solenopsis (Tinsley) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), on cotton in India. Bulletin of Entomological Research 99: 537-541 (2009).

Y.P. Wang, S.A. Wu, and R.Z. Zhang. Pest risk analysis of a new invasive pest, Phenacoccus solenopsis, to China. Chinese Bulletin of Entomology 46: 101-106 (2009).

M.I. Arif, M. Rafiq, and A. Ghaffar. Host plants of cotton mealybug (Phenacoccus solenopsis): a new menace to cotton agroecosystem of Punjab, Pakistan. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology 11(2) 163-167 (2009).

M. Afzal, S.U. Rehman, and M.T. Siddiqui. Appearance and management of a new devastating pest of cotton, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley. In Pakistan. Belt-wide Cotton Conference, San Antonio, Texas 5-8 (2009).

Y. Wang, G.M. Watson, and R. Zhang. The potential distribution of an invasive mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis and its threat and its threat to cotton in Asia. Agriculture and Forest Entomology 12: 403- 416 (2010).

B.B. Fand, and S.S. Suroshe. The invasive mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley a threat to tropical and subtropical agricultural and horticultural production systems–a review. Crop Protection 69: 34-43 (2015).

P.J. Gullan, and M. Kosztarab. Adaptations in scale insects. Annual Review of Entomology 42(1) 23-50 (1997).

S. Ignacimuthu, and S. Jayaraj. Biological Control of Insect Pests. Phoenix Publications 363: (2003).

C. Bertschy, T.C. Turlings, A. Bellotti, and S. Dorn. Host stage preference and sex allocation in Aenasius vexans, an encyrtid parasitoid of the cassava mealybug. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 95(3) 283-291 (2000).

F. Karamaouna, and M.J. Copland. Host suitability, quality and host size preference of Leptomastix epona and Pseudaphycus flavidulus, two endoparasitoids of the mealybug Pseudococcus viburni, and host size effect on parasitoid sex ratio and clutch size. Entomologia experimentalis et applicata 96(2) 149- 158 (2000).

R. Kumar, K.R. Kranthi, D. Monga, and S.L. Jat. Natural parasitization of Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) on cotton by Aenasius bambawalei Hayat (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae). Journal of Biological Control 23(4) 457-460 (2010).

P. Ram, and P.K. Saini. Biological control of solenopsis mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley on cotton: a typical example of fortuitous biological control. Journal of Biological Control 24: 104–109 (2010).

R.K. Tanwar, P. Jeyakumar, A. Singh, A.A. Jafri, O.M. Bambawale et al. Survey for cotton mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis (Tinsley) and its natural enemies. Journal of Environmental Biology 32: 381–384 (2011).

D.D. Feng, P. Li, Z.S. Zhou, and Z.F. Xu. Parasitism potential of Aenasius bambawalei on the invasive mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis. Biocontrol Science and Technology 24(11) 1333-1338 (2014).

I. Bodlah, M. Ahmad, M.F. Nasir, and M. Naeem. Record of Aenasius bambawalei Hayat, 2009 (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), a parasitoid of Phenacoccus solenopsis (Sternorrhyncha: Pseudococcidae) from Punjab, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Zoology 42(5) 533-536 (2010)

M.S. Mossadegh, Sh Vafaei, A. Farsi, S. Zarghami, M. Esfandiari, F. S. Dehkordi, A. Fazelinejad, and F. Seyfollahi. Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Sternorrhyncha: Pseudococcidae), its natural enemies and host plants in Iran.” In Proceedings of the 1st Iranian International Congress of Entomology 159-167 (2015).

B.B. Fand, R.D. Gautam, and S.S. Suroshe. Suitability of various stages of mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) for development and survival of the solitary endoparasitoid, Aenasius bambawalei (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae). Biocontrol Science and Technology 21(1) 51-55 (2011).

J. Zhang, J. Huang, Y. Lu, and T. Xia. Effects of temperature and host stage on the parasitization rate and offspring sex ratio of Aenasius bambawalei Hayat in Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley. Peer Journal of Life & Environment 4: 1-13 (2016).

R. Joodaki, N. Zandi-Sohani, S. Zarghami, and F. Yarahmadi. Temperature dependent functional response of Aenasius bambawalei (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) to different population densities of the cotton mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae). European Journal of Entomology 115: 326–331 (2018).

A.K. Dhawan, K. Singh, S. Saini, A. Aneja, and J. Singh. Parasitizing potential of parasitoid (Aenasius bambawalei) on mealybug (Phenacoccus solenopsis) in cotton (Gossypium spp) and weed plants. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 81(1): 97 (2011).

M.Q. Shahzad, Z.U. Abdin, S.K. Abbas, M. Tahir, and F. Hussain. Parasitic effects of solitaryendoparasitoid, Aenasius bambawalei Hayat (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) on cotton mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae). Advances in Entomology 4(2) 90- 96. (2016).

A. Iftikhar, M.A. Aziz, M. Naeem, M. Ahmad, and T. Mukhtar. Effect of temperature on demography and predation rate of Menochilus sexmaculatus (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) reared on Phenacoccus solenopsis (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae). Pakistan Journal of Zoology 50(5): 1885-1893. (2018.)

M.N. Aslam, Ehsan-ul-Haq, R. Mahmood, M.N. Aslam, F. Hafeez, and A.H. Malik. Distribution and population dynamics of cotton mealy bug on different host plants. Plant Protection 02(3): 101- 107. (2018).

M. Ashfaque, G.S. Shah, A.R. Noor, S.P. Ansari, and S. Mansoor. Report of a parasitic wasp (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) parasitizing cotton mealybug (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Pakistan and use of PCR for estimating parasitism levels. Biocontrol Sciences and Technology 20: 625-630. (2010).

Z. Abdin, F. Hussain, M.A. Khan, S.K. Abbas, A. Manzoor, and H. Shainal. Reproductive Fitness of Mealybug Parasitoid, Aenasius bambawalei Hayat (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae). World Applied Sciences Journal 26: 1198-1203. (2013).

Downloads

Published

2022-05-12

How to Cite

Soomro, D. M. ., Solangi, B. K. ., Alhilfi, A. Z. A. ., Kapri, A. Q. ., Ishfaque, M. ., Rajput, I. A. ., Chand, K. ., Lashari, M. A. ., Abbasi, F. ., Rashdi, S. M. A. S. ., & Khani, M. Q. . (2022). Parasitism performance of Aenasius bambawalei (Hayat) on Phenacoccus solenopsis (Tinsley): Parasitism performance of A. bambawalei. Proceedings of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences: B. Life and Environmental Sciences, 59(1), 31–35. https://doi.org/10.53560/PPASB(59-1)691

Issue

Vol. 59 No. 1 (2022)

Section

Research Articles

License

Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY). Allows users to: copy the article and distribute; abstracts, create extracts, and other revised versions, adaptations or derivative works of or from an article (such as a translation); include in a collective work (such as an anthology); and text or data mine the article. These uses are permitted even for commercial purposes, provided the user: includes a link to the license; indicates if changes were made; gives appropriate credit to the author(s) (with a link to the formal publication through the relevant DOI); and does not represent the author(s) as endorsing the adaptation of the article or modify the article in such a way as to damage the authors' honor or reputation.