Bai B, Smith SM (1993) Effect of host availability on reproduction and survival of the parasitoid wasp Trichogramma minitum. Ecol Entomol 18:179–286. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2311.1993.tb01102.x

Article  Google Scholar 

Beddington JR, Free CA, Lawton JH (1978) Characteristics of successful natural enemies in models of biological control of insect pests. Nature 273:513–519

Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Berryman AA (1999) The theoretical foundations of biological control. Theoretical Approaches to Biological Control 3–21

Botelho PSM, Parra JRP, Magrini EA, Haddad ML (1995) Effect of the number of Trichogramma galloi (Zucchi, 1988) releases on egg parasitization of Diatraea saccharalis (Fabr., 1794). Sci Agric 52(1):65–69. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-90161995000100012

Botelho PSM, Parra JRP, Chagas Neto JF, Oliveira CPB (1999) Association of the egg parasitoid Trichogramma galloi Zucchi (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) with the larval parasitoid Cotesia flavipes (Cam.) (Hymenoptea: Braconidae) to control the sugarcane borer Diatraea saccharalis, (Fabr.) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). An Soc Entomol Bras 3(28):491–496. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0301-80591999000300015

Article  Google Scholar 

Broglio-Micheletti SMF, Pereira-Barros JL, Santos AJN, Carvalho LWT, Carvalho LHT, Oliveira CJT (2007) Effect of the number of Trichogramma galloi Zucchi, 1988 (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) adults released by succesive weeks, to control Diatraea saccharalis (Fabricius, 1794) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). Ciênc Agrotec 31(1):53–58. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1413-70542007000100008

Camarozano CT, Coelho Jr A, Silva RBQ, Parra JRP (2022) Can Trichogramma atopovirilia Oatman & Platner replaces Trichogramma galloi Zucchi for Diatraea saccharalis (Fabricius) control? Sci Agric 79 (3). https://doi.org/10.1590/1678-992X-2020-0306

Fathipour Y, DadpourMoghanlou H, Ataran MR (2002) The effect of the type of laboratory host on functional response of Trichogramma pintoi Voegele (Hym., Trichogrammatidae). J Agric Sci Nat Resour 9(3):109–118

Google Scholar 

Faria CA, Torres JB, Farias AMI (2000) Functional response of Trichogramma pretiosum Riley (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) to Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) eggs: effect of host age. An Soc Entomol Bras 29(1):85–93. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0301-80592000000100011

Hassell MP (1978) The dynamics of arthropod predator-prey systems. Princeton University Press, Princeton

Hassell MP (2000) Host-parasitoid population dynamics. J Anim Ecol 69(4):543–566. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2656.2000.00445.x

Article  Google Scholar 

Hensley SD, Hammond AM (1968) Laboratory techniques for rearing the sugar cane borer on an artificial diet. J Econ Entomol 22(4):1742–1743. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/61.6.1742

Article  Google Scholar 

Holling CS (1959) Some characteristics of simple types of predation and parasitism. Can Entomol 91:385–398. https://doi.org/10.4039/Ent91385-7

Article  Google Scholar 

Huffaker CB, Messenger PS, De Bach P (1971) The natural enemy component in natural control and the theory of biological control. In: Huffaker CB (ed) Biological Control. Academic Press, New York, pp 617–659

Google Scholar 

Juliano SA (2001) Nonlinear curve fitting: predation and functional response curves. In: Scheiner SM, Gurevitch J (eds) Design and analysis of ecological experiments. Oxford University Press, New York, pp 178–196

Google Scholar 

Kfir R (1983) Functional response to host density by the egg parasite Trichogramma pretiosum. Entomophaga 28(4):345–353

Article  Google Scholar 

Lashgari AA, Talebi AA, Fathipour Y, Moharamipour S (2006) Behavioral characteristics of Trichogramma brassicae (HYM., Trichogrammatidae) on three host species in laboratory conditions. J Agric Sci 15(4):279–296

Google Scholar 

Mills NJ, Kuhlmann U (2000) The relationship between egg load and fecundity among Trichogramma parasitoids. Ecol Entomol 25(315):324. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2311.2000.00260.x

Article  Google Scholar 

Mills NJ, Lacan I (2004) Ratio dependence in the functional response of insect parasitoids: evidence from Trichogramma minutum foraging for eggs in small host patches. Ecol Entomol 29(2):208–216. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0307-6946.2004.00584.x

Article  Google Scholar 

Monohar TN, Sharma PL, Verma SC, Sharma KC, Chandel RS (2020) Functional response of indigenous Trichogramma spp. to invasive tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) under laboratory conditions. Int J Trop Insect Sci 40:101–107

Article  Google Scholar 

Moezipour M, Kfil M, Allahyari H (2008) Functional response of Trichogramma brassicae at different temperatures and relative humidities. Bull Insectology 61(2):245–250

Google Scholar 

Nikbin R, Sahragard A, Hosseini M (2014) Age-specific functional response of Trichogramma brassicae (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) parasitizing different egg densities of Ephestia kuehniella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). J Agric Sci Technol 16(6):1205–1216

Google Scholar 

Paes JPP, Lima VLS, Carvalho JR, Pratissoli D (2018) Functional response of two egg parasitoids of Trichogramma (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) genre on Duponchelia fovealis Zeller (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) eggs. J Exp Agric Int 20(6):1–7. https://doi.org/10.9734/JEAI/2018/39795

Article  Google Scholar 

Parra JRP, Coelho Jr A (2021) Trichogramma spp. um caso de sucesso de controle biológico aplicado no Brasil. In: Parra JRP, Pinto AS, Nava DE, Oliveira RC, Diniz AJF (eds) Controle Biológico com Parasitoides e Predadores na Agricultura Brasileira. FEALQ, Piracicaba, pp 203–234

Pereira-Barros JLP, Broglio-Micheletti SMF, Santos AJN, Carvalho LWT, Carvalho LHT, Oliveira CJT (2005) Biological aspects of Trichogramma galloi Zucchi, 1988 (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) reared on eggs of Diatraea saccharalis (Fabricius, 1794) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). Ciênc Tecnol 29(4):715–717. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1413-70542005000400002

Pinto AS (2021) O caso de Cotesia flavipes na cana-de-açúcar no Brasil. In: Parra JRP, Pinto AS, Nava DE, Oliveira RC, Diniz AJF (orgs) Controle Biológico com Parasitoides e Predadores na Agricultura Brasileira. FEALQ, Piracicaba, pp 157–202

Pritchard DW (2014) Frair: functional response analysis in R. R package version 0.4. http://CRAN.R-project.org/package=frair. Accessed 4 May 2022

Querino RQ, Silva NNP, Zucchi RA (2016) Natural parasitism by Trichogramma spp. in agroecosystem of the Mid-North, Brazil. Ciênc Rural 46:1521–1523. https://doi.org/10.1590/0103-8478cr20151352

Article  Google Scholar 

R Core Team (2019) R: A language and environment for statistical computing. R Foundation for Statistical Computing, Vienna, Áustria.Disponível em: https://www.R-project.org/. Accessed 4 May 2022

Reay-Jones FPF, Rochat J, Goebel R, Tabone E (2006) Functional response of Trichogramma chilonis to Galleria mellonella and Chilo sacchariphagus eggs. Entomol Exp Appl 118(3):229–236. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1570-7458.2006.00380.x

Article  Google Scholar 

Rogers D (1972) Random search and insect population models. J Anim Ecol 41(2):369–383. https://doi.org/10.2307/3474

Article  Google Scholar 

Trexler JC, McCulloch CE, Travis J (1988) How can functional response best be determined? Oecologia 76:206–214

Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Valente ECN, Broglio SMF, Passos EM, Lima AST (2016) Performance of Trichogramma galloi (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) on eggs of Diatraea spp. (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). Pesqui Agropecu Bras 51(4):293–300. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0100-204X2016000400001

Van Lenteren JC, Bolckmans K, Köhl J, Ravensberg WJ, Urbaneja A (2018) Biological control using invertebrates and microorganisms: plenty of new opportunities. Biocontrol 63(1):39–59

Article  Google Scholar 

Wang B, Ferro D (1998) Functional Responses of Trichogramma ostriniae (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) to Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) under laboratory and field conditions. Environ Entomol 27(3):752–758. https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/27.3.752

Article  Google Scholar