par Hougardy, Evelyne 
;Grégoire, Jean-Claude
Référence Entomologia experimentalis et applicata, 96, 3, page (253-263)
Publication Publié, 2000
;Grégoire, Jean-Claude Référence Entomologia experimentalis et applicata, 96, 3, page (253-263)
Publication Publié, 2000
Article révisé par les pairs
| Résumé : | Adults of synovigenic hymenopteran parasitoids of bark beetles need supplemental feeding to maximise their lifetime realised fecundity, and yet little is known about the natural sources that provide this food. Here we show that, in spite of the reduced diversity of flowering plants expected in even-aged spruce plantations, several plant species are present that might provide nectar and pollen to the hymenopteran parasitoid complex of Ips typographus L. (Coleoptera: Scolytidae), throughout the growing season. Conifer aphids are also abundant in these stands and produce large amounts of honeydew, which might also be consumed by the parasitoids. Laboratory experiments demonstrate that longevity is significantly increased in Coeloides bostrychorum Giraud (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) when the wasps are exposed to flowers of various species commonly found in spruce stands. |
