Fernández de Bobadilla, M., Millán‑Leiva, A., Porcu, E., Filippello, F.G., & Tena, A. 2025 Environmental exposure alters the nutritional quality of honeydew for a parasitoid. BioControl

Keywords:

  • ecology
  • honeydew
  • natural enemies
  • Notes: The authors collected honeydew excreted by the citrus mealybug Planococcus citri and exposed it to greenhouse environmental conditions for zero (fresh), seven, and 14 days. They then evaluated how honeydew exposure time influenced the fitness of Anagyrus vladimiri (Girault) (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-025-10363-9

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