Effects of physiological condition and experience on oviposition behaviour of Trichogramma australicum Girault (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) on eggs of Helicoverpa armigera Hubner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
Nurindah.; Cribb, B.W.; Gordh, G.
Australian Journal of Entomology 4 May; 382: 104-114
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 1326-6756 Accession: 003120185
This study produced an ethogram and investigated the effects of physiological condition and experience on oviposition behaviour for Trichogramma australicum on Helicoverpa armigera eggs. The data, coupled with the ethogram, have enabled the establishment of standard behavioural categories which can be used to assess acceptability of H. armigera eggs to T. australicum reared in vitro or in eggs of other species.