Anastatus orientalis and Spotted Lanternfly Phenology Field Data

Ke xin Bao's dataset contains field survey data from a three-year investigation of the egg parasitoid wasp *Anastatus orientalis* and its host, the spotted lanternfly (*Lycorma delicatula*). Data includes adult wasp emergence and nymph hatching counts recorded at 2-day intervals, as well as monthly records of egg development and fate. The research demonstrates how the wasp optimizes phenological synchrony through dual evolutionary strategies of bet-hedging and phenotypic plasticity.

Use Cases

• Analyzing phenological synchrony between a parasitoid and its host based on emergence and hatching dates.
• Modeling bet-hedging and phenotypic plasticity strategies using repeated observations of egg mass fate.
• Investigating sex ratio dynamics in parasitoid populations using counts of emerged female and male wasps.
• Studying spotted lanternfly embryonic development and mortality through monthly fate records.

Strengths

• Data is derived from a three-year field investigation, providing longitudinal observations.
• Includes detailed temporal resolution with observations recorded at 2-day intervals during active seasons.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license, facilitating reuse and sharing.

Limitations

• Column names and row counts are not fully specified in the provided metadata, limiting immediate understanding of data structure.
• The dataset size (94,681 bytes) suggests it is relatively small-scale.
• Geographic location of the field study is not specified.

Provenance

Source

Ke xin Bao

Collection Method

Three-year field investigation involving marking, retrieval, and observation of spotted lanternfly egg masses in field cages.

Time Range

Three-year period (specific years not stated)

Freshness

2026-03-18 17:08:12