Abstract
The endosymbiotic bacteria Wolbachia, associated with a number of hymenopteran parasitoids play role in the metabolism, physiology, and reproduction of their hosts. The impact on female progeny due to Wolbachia infection in the braconid Cotesia vestalis was investigated in different geographic populations of the parasitoid. The populations cured of Wolbachia recorded a reduction in male progeny compared to those infected. The sex ratio skewed toward males in the Wolbachia eliminated populations, altered toward higher females, when there was infection. There was 36.6 % increase in female progeny over the males. The exploitation of Wolbachia for the biological manipulations of the parasitoid for effective pest management is discussed.
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Murthy, K., Venkatesan, T., Jalali, S., Ramya, S. (2015). Reproductive Alterations by Wolbachia in the Braconid Cotesia vestalis (Haliday). In: Chakravarthy, A. (eds) New Horizons in Insect Science: Towards Sustainable Pest Management. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2089-3_30
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