Open AccessLarval Development of Blaesoxipha pachytyli (Skuse) (Diptera: Sarcophagidae), a Parasite of Grasshoppers and Locusts (Orthoptera: Acrididae) in Australasia
Author(s) -
BAKER G. L.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
australian journal of entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1440-6055
pISSN - 1326-6756
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1995.tb01303.x
Subject(s) - biology , acrididae , larva , orthoptera , pupa , host (biology) , zoology , parasite hosting , ecology , world wide web , computer science
The parasitic development of Blaesoxipha pachytyli larvae was studied in Chortoicetes terminifera (Walker) in the laboratory. At constant temperature larval development ranged from 3.75 d at 35°C to 7.9 d at 20°C. Post‐parasitic survival to pupal and adult stages was positively correlated with larval weight at time of emergence from the host. Larval weight was related to host stage and the nutritional status of the host.