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Telenomus dendrolimi (Matsumura) (Hymenoptera, Scelionidae) reared from the eggs of Dendrolimus houi (Lajonquiere) (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae) from China

Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: The pine moth, Dendrolimus houi (Lajonquiere), is a notorious insect pest of coniferous trees in South China. A gregarious egg parasitoid in the family Scelionidae shows great potential to be mass-reared for the biological control of D. houi. This parasitoid is identified as Telenomus dendrolimi (Matsumura) based on comparison to paratype specimens of Telenomus dendrolimusi Chu, a junior synonym of T. dendrolimi. Telenomus dendrolimi is redescribed and included in a molecular analysis. In addition to parasitizing D. houi, T. dendrolimi was found to successfully parasitize six other species under laboratory conditions, with Antheraea pernyi (Guérin-Méneville) the most suitable host for mass-rearing.
DOI: 10.3897/jhr.97.139056
Authors: Hua-Yan Chen, Elijah Talamas, Zachary Lahey, Norman F. Johnson, Ci-Ding Lu, Guang-Hong Liang
Language: English
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $754
Funders: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Zhejiang University, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Agricultural Research Service
OpenAlex ID: W4405109516
FWCI: 1.122
Cites: 25
Cited by: 3
Related to: 10