Impacts of Cruciferous Extracts on the Parasitism Efficiency of Diadegma Insulare; a Hymenopterous Parasitoid of the Diamondback Moth

Authors

Muhammad Sajid Qureshi, Department of Entomology, Pir Mehr Ali Shah - Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan, Department of Agricultural Engineering, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, 64200, PakistanFollow
Wali Muhammad, Directorate General of Pest Warning and Quality Control of Pesticides, Government of Punjab, PakistanFollow
Muhammad Adnan Bodlah, Center for Insect Farming and Entomological Entrepreneurship (CIFEE), Department of Agricultural Engineering, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, 64200, PakistanFollow
Abdul Mannan Hamzah, Department of Entomology, Pir Mehr Ali Shah - Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, PakistanFollow
Muhammad Saeed, Department of Entomology, Pir Mehr Ali Shah - Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, PakistanFollow
Riaz Hussain, The Provincial Special Key Laboratory for Development and Utilisation of Insect Resources, Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University Guiyang 550025, ChinaFollow

Abstract

Herbivore's attack stimulates chemical production in the plants; that communicates with natural enemies (chemical communication) and urges them for help (i.e. cry-for-help phenomenon). Such chemicals play an important role to attract the parasitoids and increase the chances of host pests' encounter. Current studies were performed to observe the extracts' efficacy in order to attract the parasitoid (i.e. Diadegma insulare) and thereby increase the likelihood of encounter with the host pest (i.e. Plutella xylostella). Cruciferous cultivars' extracts were developed and applied with artificial release of parasitoids under semi-field conditions. Findings revealed that extracts had the potential to enhance the parasitism efficiency of D. insulare against P. xylostella. However, non-significant impacts of the extracts were observed concerning the offspring sex ratio and adult longevities of the parasitoid. Cruciferous extracts of cauliflower and cabbage cultivars (i.e. White marble and Asha, respectively) with relatively high nitrogen and phosphorus; and low potassium contents were identified as the potential ones to be applied for enhancing the parasitism efficiency of D. insulare in cruciferous cultivars.

Article History

Received: May 21, 2024; Accepted: Jun 08, 2024; Published: Sep 30, 2024

Recommended Citation

Qureshi, M., Muhammad, W., Bodlah, M., Hamzah, A., Saeed, M., & Hussain, R. (2024). Impacts of Cruciferous Extracts on the Parasitism Efficiency of Diadegma Insulare; a Hymenopterous Parasitoid of the Diamondback Moth, Journal of Bioresource Management, 11 (3).