Cotesia glomerata Parasitism Performance on Ascia monuste orseis Instars

Mariana Pizzatto's study provides data on the parasitism of Cotesia glomerata wasps on different larval instars of the Ascia monuste orseis caterpillar. The dataset likely contains measurements of parasitism percentage, offspring count per host, pupal weight, and developmental periods. It originates from an experimental study where female parasitoids were exposed to 2nd through 5th instar host larvae for two hours.

Use Cases

• Modeling host suitability for parasitoids based on larval instar and measured performance parameters.
• Analyzing trade-offs in parasitoid fitness metrics such as emergence percentage and sex ratio.
• Evaluating biological control agent efficacy using parasitism rate and offspring count per host.

Strengths

• Experimental design tested four distinct host larval instars (2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th).
• Multiple fitness parameters were assessed, including parasitism percentage, pupal weight, and developmental periods.

Limitations

• Row count and specific column definitions are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Mariana Pizzatto via paperswithcode

Collection Method

Experimental study exposing parasitoids to host larvae and monitoring development.