Influence of the Host Plant on the Encyrtid Aenasius bambawalei, a Parasitoid used to Control the Cotton Mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis, in Pakistan
Hayat Badshah1, Farman Ullah1, Paul-André Calatayud2, Hidayat Ullah3 and Bashir Ahmad1
1Plant Physiology/Entomology Section, Agricultural Research Institute, Tarnab, Peshawar
2Institute of Research and Development c/o icipe - African Insect Science for Food and Health, Noctuid Stem Borer Biodiversity Team, P.O. Box 30772-00100 Nairobi, Kenya
3Department of Agriculture, University of Swabi, Swabi, Pakistan
* Corresponding author: drhidayat@uoswabi.edu.pk
Fig. 1.
Influence of P. solenopsis host plants on the fitness of Aenasius bambawalei under field conditions (no choice bioassays). Bars topped up by different litters within each parameter are significantly different at 5% level of probability.
Fig. 2.
Influence of P. solenopsis host plants on the fitness of Aenasius bambawalei under field conditions (choice bioassays). Bars topped up by different litters within each parameter are significantly different at 5% level of probability.
Fig. 3.
Influence of P. solenopsis host plants on the fitness of Aenasius bambawalei under laboratory conditions (no choice bioassays). Bars topped up by different litters within each parameter are significantly different at 5% level of probability.
Fig. 4.
Influence of P. solenopsis host plants on the fitness of Aenasius bambawalei under laboratory conditions (choice bioassays). Bars topped up by different litters within each parameter are significantly different at 5% level of probability.