A CHEMICALLY DEFINED, SYNTHETIC MEDIUM THAT INDUCES OVIPOSITION IN THE PARASITEITOPLECTIS CONQUISITOR(HYMENOPTERA: ICHNEUMONIDAE)
- 1 August 1972
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Canadian Entomologist
- Vol. 104 (8), 1251-1258
- https://doi.org/10.4039/ent1041251-8
Abstract
A chemically defined, synthetic medium that induces oviposition in the parasiteItoplectis conquisitor(Say) has been developed. The medium contains serine (0.5M), arginine (0.05M), leucine (0.065M), and magnesium chloride (0.025M); and it is more effective than host haemolymph in inducing oviposition. This completely artificial oviposition stimulant was developed to facilitate the mass rearing of the parasite on an artificial diet.Keywords
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