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dc.contributor.authorSILVA, C. S. B. D.eng
dc.contributor.authorPRICE, B. E.eng
dc.contributor.authorWALTN, V. M.eng
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-14T00:42:34Z-
dc.date.available2020-01-14T00:42:34Z-
dc.date.created2020-01-13
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.citationOpen Access Scientific Reports, v. 9, 2019.eng
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/1118665-
dc.descriptionMost organisms must ingest water to compensate for dehydration. In parasitic wasps, the importance of water and the behaviors driving its consumption are poorly understood. Here, we describe a waterintake strategy of Pachycrepoideus vindemmiae, a parasitoid of spotted-wing drosophila (SWD, Drosophila suzukii). Longevity measurements indicated that P. vindemmiae benefits from drinking water and from host-feeding on the water-rich hemolymph of SWD pupae. After exposing wasps to different water regimens, we observed increased host-feeding in water-deprived wasps despite honey availability. This resulted in greater SWD mortality because the host-feeding process killed the pupae, and because wasps that engaged in greater host-feeding parasitized more hosts. Behavioral observations showed that the host-feeding time of water-deprived wasps doubled compared to water-fed individuals. Host-feeding did not affect parasitoid offspring mortality. We conclude that P. vindemmiae benefits from ingesting water and that it host-feeds on SWD pupae as a water-intake strategy. These are interesting findings not only because water has rarely been reported as a critical nutrient for adult parasitoids, but especially because preying for the purpose of hydration is not a common strategy in nature. This strategy enhances parasitoid survival and reproduction, with positive consequences for its host-killing capacity and potential as a biocontrol agent.eng
dc.language.isoengeng
dc.rightsopenAccesseng
dc.titleWater-Deprived Parasitic Wasps (Pachycrepoideus vindemmiae) Kill More Pupae of a Pest (Drosophila suzukii) as a Water-Intake Strategy.eng
dc.typeArtigo de periódicoeng
dc.date.updated2020-01-20T11:11:11Z
dc.subject.thesagroVespaeng
dc.subject.thesagroHospedeiroeng
dc.subject.nalthesaurusParasitic waspseng
dc.subject.nalthesaurusPachycrepoideus vindemmiaeeng
dc.subject.nalthesaurusParasitoidseng
dc.subject.nalthesaurusWatereng
riaa.ainfo.id1118665eng
riaa.ainfo.lastupdate2020-01-20 -02:00:00
dc.contributor.institutionCHERRE SADE BEZERRA DA SILVA, CNPA; Briana Elizabeth Price, Oregon State University/Department of Horticulture; Vaughn M. Walton, Oregon State University/Department of Horticulture.eng
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