The Changes in Glycogen Levels of Pimpla turionellae L. (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) in the Conditions of Starvation, Feeding, Parasitism and Aging

Authors

DENİZ AKMAN ŞEKER
ATİLA YANIKOĞLU

DOI

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Abstract

The changes in glycogen levels depending on starvation, feeding, aging and parasitisation in the mature female of Pimpla turionellae L. (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), which is a biological control agent, have been observed. Glycogen level, which is a major energy source in insects, increased when the females of P.turionellae are fed with 30% honey, but it decreased depending on aging, starvation and parasitism. There was a positive relationship between the glycogen level of an insect and the number of its eggs laid within the host pupae.

Keywords

Pimpla turionellae L. Glycogen, Starvation, Feeding, Parasitism, Aging

First Page

289

Last Page

296

Recommended Citation

ŞEKER, DENİZ AKMAN and YANIKOĞLU, ATİLA (1999) "The Changes in Glycogen Levels of Pimpla turionellae L. (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) in the Conditions of Starvation, Feeding, Parasitism and Aging," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 23: No. 5, Article 27. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol23/iss5/27