Competition and Survival of Two Parasites, Chelonus blackburni Cameron and Trichogramma achaeae Nagaraja and Nagarkatti in a Single Host during Multiple Parasitism
Chelonus blackburni and Trichogramma achaeae, Competition, Survival in Corcyra cephelonica.
Abstract
Competition and survival between the egg parasite Trichogramma achaeae Nagaraja and Nagarkatti and the egg-larval parasite Chelonus blackburni Cameron was studied in the laboratory on the eggs of Corcyra cephalonica Stainton. Considering the short life cycle, rapid development and feeding in its larval stage. T. achaeaee was found to compete and develop successfully irrespective of its initial or later parasitization.