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1 December 2014 The Parasitoids of the Asparagus Miner (Diptera: Agromyzidae): Field Parasitism and the Influence of Food Resources on Life History
William R. Morrison, Gary A. P. Gibson, Zsofia Szendrei
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The goals of this study were to identify pupal parasitoids of the asparagus miner, Ophiomyia simplex Loew (Diptera: Agromyzidae), and examine the effect of different diets and floral resources on the lifespan of adult asparagus miners and their parasitoids. We also measured the effect of parasitism on stem damage caused by the asparagus miner. The identity and abundance of the parasitoids of the asparagus miner were determined in asparagus fields in Michigan from weekly asparagus miner pupal collections during the 2010–2013 seasons. Twelve species of hymenopterous parasitoids were reared from asparagus miner pupae, including Chorebus rondanii (Giard) (Ichneumonoidea: Braconidae), 10 species in three families of Chalcidoidea, and one species of Bethylidae (Chrysidoidea), that represent new host records for the asparagus miner. C. rondanii and Thinodytes cephalon (Walker) (Pteromalidae) were the most common parasitoids. The effects of different diets and flowers on the lifespan of the pest and parasitoid adults were also evaluated. Buckwheat resulted in the shortest life span for the asparagus miner, whereas Riddell's goldenrod significantly increased its lifespan relative to the control. Parasitoid lifespan was doubled when individuals were fed sugar-rich diets. In the field, parasitoids preferred stems that contained more pupae and damage. The two most commonly reared parasitoids should be considered as targets for future conservation biological control efforts of the asparagus miner.

William R. Morrison, Gary A. P. Gibson, and Zsofia Szendrei "The Parasitoids of the Asparagus Miner (Diptera: Agromyzidae): Field Parasitism and the Influence of Food Resources on Life History," Environmental Entomology 43(6), 1526-1534, (1 December 2014). https://doi.org/10.1603/EN14103
Received: 11 April 2014; Accepted: 1 September 2014; Published: 1 December 2014
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KEYWORDS
Asparagus officinalis
conservation biological control
integrated pest management
parasitoid
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