1Institut de l’Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique, 01 BP 910Bobo-Dioulasso01, Burkina Faso
2Institut du Développement Rural, Université Nazi Boni, 01 BP 1091Bobo-Dioulasso01, Burkina Faso
3Direction de la Protection des Végétaux et du Conditionnement, Direction Générale des Productions Agro-Pastorales, 01 BP 5362, Ouagadougou01, Burkina Faso
4Technology Transfer Unit, International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology, PO Box 30772-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
*Email: nebkar87@gmail.com (corresponding author): ORCID ID 0000-0003-2607-7594
Online published on 1 April, 2025.
The biology of Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Ashmead) was studied on third instar larvae of Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) to optimize its mass rearing in the laboratory. The mean parasitoid emergence rate ranged from 55–92% during its first 13 days of life. The number of females was higher than that of males. The mean development time from egg to adult emergence was 20.14± 0.02 days in females and 17.72± 0.02 days in males. Fed females lived longer than fed males. Food-deprived females and males lived 72 hr after emergence. The lifespan of males and females was 16.42± 0.53 and 15.86± 0.35 days, respectively, in pairs exposed to B. dorsalis larvae.
Bactrocera dorsalis. fruit flies, Mango, Diachasmimorpha longicaudata, Parasitism, Sex ratio, Mass rearing, Biological control, Host plants, Emergence rate, Survival rate, Life span, Male, Female, Longevity, Egg laying
