Telenomus dendrolimi (Matsumura) (Hymenoptera, Scelionidae) reared from the eggs of Dendrolimus houi (Lajonquiere) (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae) from China
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.
Authors
- Norman F. Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1691-5187)
- Zachary Lahey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9402-9570)
- Ciding Lu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7495-3766)
- Elijah J. Talamas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1048-6345)
- Huayan Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0382-1635)
- Guanghong Liang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7236-2252)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Hymenoptera Research
- Published
- 2024-12-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.97.139056
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.08
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