O. Youm et Fe. Gilstrap, LIFE-FERTILITY TABLES OF BRACON-HEBETOR SAY (HYMENOPTERA, BRACONIDAE)REARED ON HELIOCHEILUS-ALBIPUNCTELLA DE-JOANNIS (LEPIDOPTERA, NOCTUIDAE), Insect science and its application, 14(4), 1993, pp. 455-459
Life-fertility tables were described for Bracon hebetor Say (Hymenopte
ra: Braconidae) developing on the millet head caterpillar (MHC), Helio
cheilus albipunctella de Joannis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Mated B. he
betor females lived an average of 24.7 days, oviposited ca. 22 days, a
nd produced 173.7 adult progeny with a 1:1 sex ratio. The estimated in
nate capacity of increase (r(sic)) and net reproductive rate (R0) were
0.26 and 86.5, respectively. The mean generation time was 17 days.