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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (33): 134-139.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2022-0955

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Effects of Elevated CO2 Concentration on Parasitism and Offspring Fitness of Aphidius ervi

YANG Zeyuan(), ZHANG Kexin, LIU Changzhong()   

  1. College Of Plant Protection, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070
  • Received:2022-11-22 Revised:2023-03-10 Online:2023-11-25 Published:2023-11-22

Abstract:

The objective of this paper was to study the effects of elevated CO2 concentration on parasitism and offspring fitness of Aphidius ervi. Aphidius ervi were continuously cultured three generations in artificial climate chamber at 24℃ and CO2 concentrations of 380 μL/L, 550 μL/L and 750 μL/L respectively. The results showed that the parasitism rate, eclosion rate, female proportion, and adult longevity of Aphidius ervi significantly decreased, while no significant effect on the developmental duration as the concentration of CO2 increases. The generation factor had also no significant effect on the developmental duration of the Aphidius ervi. Furthermore, the longevity of the Aphidius ervi significantly reduced as CO2 concentration increased. No significant differences in the parasitism rate, the eclosion rate, the female proportion, developmental duration, and adult longevity were observed between generations of the Aphidius ervi. Our results suggested that the parasitic effects of the Aphidius ervi was reduced by elevated CO2 levels. Therefore, it is speculated that the control effect of the Aphidius ervi on the pea aphid will decrease with the increase of atmospheric CO2 concentration.

Key words: Aphidius ervi, inclusive fitness, different CO2 concentration, effect of parasitism, Acyrthosiphon pisum