Structure of the gut contents of Trichogramma australicum Girault (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) larvae fixed in situ in eggs of its host Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
Jarjees, E.A.; Merritt, D.J.
Australian Journal of Entomology 42(2): 203-209
2003
ISSN/ISBN: 1326-6756 DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-6055.2003.00338.x
Accession: 003946616
Trichogramma australicum larvae develop most rapidly in younger eggs of its host, the pest lepidopteran Helicoverpa armigera. To establish how the developmental stage of the host affects the diet of T. australicum, larvae were fixed in situ in eggs of H. armigera of different ages and the structure of the egg contents and parasitoid gut contents examined histologically.