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The Changes In Glycogen Levels Of Pimpla Turionellae L. (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) In The Conditions Of Starvation, Feeding, Parasitism And Aging, Deni̇z Akman Şeker, Ati̇la Yanikoğlu
The Changes In Glycogen Levels Of Pimpla Turionellae L. (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) In The Conditions Of Starvation, Feeding, Parasitism And Aging, Deni̇z Akman Şeker, Ati̇la Yanikoğlu
Turkish Journal of Zoology
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.