Author/Authors :
SUMER ERCAN, Fahriye Ahi Evran Üniversitesi - Mühendislik-Mimarlık Fakültesi - Genetik ve Biyomühendislik Bölümü, Turkey , KAYA BARAN, Tugba Bozok Üniversitesi - Fen Bilimleri enstitüsü, Turkey
Title Of Article :
The effect of Wolbachia spp. on the longevity, parazitization performance and fecundity of Trichogramma embryophagum Hartig (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae)
Abstract :
Endosymbionts of the genus Wolbachia are commonly found in Trichogramma species. Wolbachia spp. is obligatory intracellular bacteria that induced complete parthenogenesis (thelytoky) in some Trichogramma species. The result of Thelytoky, only Trichogramma females occurs from unfertilized eggs and this provides an advantage in biological control. This study was conducted to define the Wolbachia induced bacterial infection in parasitoid using Wolbachia surface protein-PCR method and to determine the effects of bacterial infection on the longevity and parasitization performance of Trichogramma embryophagum Hartig reared on Ephestia kuehniella Zeller eggs as a host. Wolbachia spp. had not showed any negative effect on fecundity of T. embryophagum. Heat treated lines (arrhenotokous) were used as control group. Heat treated wasps produced only male progeny. These wasps survived longer than Wolbachia-infected ones, however this difference was not statistically significant.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Trichogramma embryophagum , Wolbachia spp. , Parthenogenesis , Longevity , Thelytoky
JournalTitle :
Erciyes University Journal Of The Institute Of Science and Technology
