Effect of sugarcane cultivars on life table parameters and parasitism capacity of Telenomus busseolae Gahan (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae), an egg parasitoid of Sesamia nonagrioides (Lefèbvre)

Document Type : Paper, English

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1 Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil 5619911367, Iran.

2 Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran 1985813111, Iran

10.22034/jesi.46.4.4

Abstract

The sugarcane stem borer, Sesamia nonagrioides (Lefèbvre), is one of the most important pests of sugarcane in most sugarcane-growing countries worldwide, particularly in Iran. The selection of sugarcane cultivars compatible with the parasitoid wasp, Telenomus busseolae Gahan may contribute to the development of effective management strategies against the sugarcane stem borer in Iran. The efficacy of T. busseolae fed on S. nonagrioides eggs was evaluated on six sugarcane cultivars, SP70-1143, CP57-614, CP73-21, CP69-1062, CP48-103, and IRC99-02, at 27±1°C, relative humidity of 60±5%, and a photoperiod of 16: 8 (L: D) h. Life table data were analyzed using the age-stage, two-sex life table method, and the CONSUME-MSChart was applied to estimate parasitism rate parameters. The longest developmental period of T. busseolae was on SP70-1143, and the shortest was estimated on CP48-103. The lowest percentages of parasitism and adult wasp emergence were observed on SP70-1143, whereas the highest values were observed on CP69-1062 and CP48-103. The highest intrinsic rate of increase (r) was observed in CP48-103 (0.242 day-1) and CP69-1062 (0.237 day-1), whereas the lowest was observed in SP70-1143 (0.175 day-1). The finite parasitism rate (ω) of the parasitoid on CP48-103 (0.357 host eggs/day) and CP69-1062 (0.350 host eggs/day) was significantly higher than that of the cultivars. According to the obtained results, the sugarcane cultivars significantly influenced the life table parameters, parasitism capacity, percentage parasitism, and percentage adult emergence of T. busseolae. Furthermore, the findings showed that SP70-1143 was inappropriate, whereas CP69-1062 and CP48-103 were appropriate in terms of the parasitism efficiency of T. busseolae. These results can be used for developing an efficient integrated pest management program against the sugarcane stem borer.

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Effect of sugarcane cultivars on life table parameters and parasitism capacity of Telenomus busseolae Gahan (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae), an egg parasitoid of Sesamia nonagrioides (Lefèbvre)

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Article Title [Persian]

تاثیر ارقام مختلف نیشکر بر پارامترهای جدول زندگی و ظرفیت پارازیتیسم Telenomus busseolae Gahan (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae)، پارازیتوئید تخم Sesamia nonagrioides (Lefèbvre)

Authors [Persian]

  • سیده عاطفه مرتضوی ملکشاه 1
  • حسین رنجبر اقدم 2
  • بهرام ناصری 1
  • جبراییل رزمجو 1
  • سید علی اصغر فتحی 1
1 گروه گیاه پزشکی، دانشکده کشاورزی و منابع طبیعی، دانشگاه محقق اردبیلی، اردبیل، ایران
2 موسسه تحقیقات گیاه پزشکی کشور، سازمان تحقیقات، آموزش و ترویج کشاورزی، تهران، ایران
Abstract [Persian]

کرم ساقه‌خوار Sesamia nonagrioides (Lefèbvre)، یکی از مهم‌ترین آفات نیشکر در اکثر کشورهای نیشکرخیز جهان، به ویژه ایران می­باشد. انتخاب ارقام نیشکر سازگار با زنبور پارازیتوئید، Telenomus busseolae Gahan، می‌تواند به توسعه راهبردهای مؤثر برای مدیریت ساقه‌خوار نیشکر در ایران کمک کند. عملکرد T. busseolae تغذیه‌شده با تخم‌های S. nonagrioides روی شش رقم نیشکر، SP70-1143، CP57-614، CP73-21، CP69-1062، CP48-103 و IRC99-02، در اتاقک رشددر دمای 1±27 درجه‏ سلسیوس، رطوبت نسبی 5±60 درصد و دوره نوری 16 ساعت روشنایی و 8 ساعت تاریکی بررسی شد. داده‌های جدول زندگی با استفاده از روش جدول زندگی دو جنسی تجزیه‌ و تحلیل شدند. به منظور برآورد پارامترهای نرخ پارازیتیسم از نرم‌افزار CONSUME-MSChart استفاده شد. طولانی‌ترین دوره رشدی T. busseolae روی رقم SP70-1143 و کوتاه‌ترین آن روی رقم CP48-103 بود. کمترین درصد پارازیتیسم و درصد ظهور زنبور بالغ روی رقم SP70-1143 ثبت شد، در حالی که بیشترین مقادیر آنها روی ارقام CP69-1062 و CP48-103 ثبت شد. بیشترین نرخ ذاتی افزایش جمعیت (r) روی ارقام CP48-103 (242/0 بر روز) و CP69-1062 (237/0 بر روز) مشاهده شد، در حالی که کمترین مقدار در رقمSP70-1143  (175/0 بر روز) به دست آمد. نرخ متناهی پارازیتیسم (ω) زنبور پارازیتوئید روی ارقام CP48-103 (357/0 تخم میزبان در روز) و CP69-1062 (350/0 تخم میزبان در روز)، به طور قابل توجهی بالاتر از سایر ارقام مورد بررسی بود. طبق نتایج به دست آمده، ارقام نیشکر به طور قابل توجهی روی پارامترهای جدول زندگی، ظرفیت پارازیتیسم، درصد پارازیتیسم و درصد ظهور حشرات بالغ T. busseolae تأثیر گذاشتند. علاوه بر این، یافته‌ها نشان داد که رقم SP70-1143 برای کارایی پارازیتیسم T. busseolae نامناسب بود، در حالی که ارقام CP69-1062 و CP48-103 مناسب بودند. این نتایج می‌تواند برای توسعه یک برنامه مدیریت تلفیقی کارآمد علیه کرم ساقه‌خوار نیشکر مورد استفاده قرار گیرد.

Keywords [Persian]

  • ارقام نیشکر
  • کرم ساقه‌خوار
  • عملکرد
  • ظرفیت پارازیتیسم
  • کارایی پارازیتیسم

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