Effect of temperature on development and survival of Citrostichus phyllocnistoides (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), a parasitoid of Phyllocnistis citrella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)
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Urbaneja, A., Morales, C., Hermoso-de-Mendoza, A., Garrido, A., Jacas, J. -A (2003). Effect of temperature on development and survival of Citrostichus phyllocnistoides (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), a parasitoid of Phyllocnistis citrella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). Biocontrol Science and Technology, 13(1), 127-130.Abstract
Thermal requirements of Citrostichus phyllocnistoides under laboratory conditions resulted in a lower temperature threshold of 9.8°C and a thermal constant of 212.0 DD. Development was completed between 15 and 30°C, but was not at 10°C. Therefore, the overwintering of this exotic biocontrol agent would be possible under typical Mediterranean temperatures.