Abbes, K., Biondi, A., Kurtulus, A., Ricupero, M., Russo, A., Siscaro, G., Chermiti, B. and Zapala, L. 2015. Combined nontarget effects of insecticide and high temperature on the parasitoid Bracon nigricans. PLoS ONE, 10 (9): e0138411. doi:10.1371/ journal. pone. 0138411. Abedi, Z., Saber, M., Gharekhani, Gh., Mehrvar, A. and Mahdavi, V. 2012. Effects of NeemAzal, cypermethrin, methoxyfenozide and pyridalyl on functional response of Habrobracon hebetor Say (Hym.: Braconidae). Journal of Plant Protection Research, 52 (3): 353-358. Berryman, A. A. 1999. The theoretical foundations of biological control, In: Hawkins, B. A. and Cornell, H. V. (Eds.). Theoretical Approaches to Biological Control. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. Biondi, A., Zappala, L., Stark, J. D. and Desneux, N. 2013. Do biopesticides affect the demographic traits of a parasitoid wasp and its biocontrol services through sublethal effects? PLoS ONE 8 (9): e76548. https:// doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0076548. Darwish, E., El-Shazly, M. and El-Sherif, H. 2003. The choice of probing sites by Habrobracon hebetor Say (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) foraging for Ephestia kuehniella Zeller (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Journal of Stored Product Research, 39: 265-276. Desneux, N., Decourtye, A. and Delpuech, J. M. 2007. The sublethal effect of pesticides on beneficial arthropods. Annual Review of Entomology, 52: 81-106. Faal-Mohammad-Ali, H., Allahyari, H. and Saber, M. 2015. Sub-lethal effect of chlorpyrifos and fenpropatrin on functional response of Habrobracon hebetor Say (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection, 48: 288-296. Fernandez-Arhex, V. and Corley, J. C. 2003. The functional response of parasitoids and its implications for biological control. Biocontrol Science and Technology, 13: 403-413. Guedes, R. N. C., Smagghe, G., Stark, J. D. and Desneux, N. 2016. Pesticide-induced stress in arthropod pests for optimized integrated pest management programs. Annual Review of Entomology, 61: 3.1-3.20. Hassell, M. P. 1978. The dynamics of Arthropod Predator-Prey Systems. Princeton (NJ), Princeton University. Hentz, M. G., Ellsworrth, P. C., Naranjo, S. E. and Watson, T. F. 1998. Development, longevity and fecundity of Chelonus sp. nr. curvimaculatus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), an egg-larval parasitoid of pink bollworm (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Environmental Entomology, 27 (2): 443-449. Holling, C. S. 1959. Some characteristics of simple types of predation and parasitism. Canadian Entomology, 91 (7): 385-398. Holling, C. S. 1961. Principles of insect predation. Annual Review of Entomology, 6: 163-183. Holling, C. S. 1966. The functional response of invertebrate predators to prey density. Memoirs of Entomological Society of Canada, 48: 1-86. Jervis, M. and Kidd, N. 1996. Insect Natural Enemies: Practical Approaches to Their Study and Evaluation. Chapman and Hall, New York. Juliano, S. A. 1993. Nonlinear curve fitting: predation and functional response curves. In: Scheiner, S. M. and Gurevitch, J. (Eds.), Design and Analysis of Ecological Experiments. Chapman and Hall, New York, pp: 159-182. Kryukova, N. A., Dubovskiy, I. M., Chertkova, E. A., Vorontsova, Y. L., Slepneva, I. A. and Glupov, V. V. 2011. The effect of Habrobracon hebetor venom on the activity of the prophenoloxidase system, the generation of reactive oxygen species and encapsulation in the haemolymph of Galleria mellonella larvae. Journal of Insect Physiology, 57: 796-800. Magro, S. R. and Parra, J. R. P. 2001. Biology of the ectoparasitoid Bracon hebetor Say, 1857 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on seven lepidopteran species. Scientia Agricola, 58: 693-698. Mahdavi, V. 2013. Residual toxicity of some pesticides on the larval ectoparasitoid, Habrobracon hebertor Say (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Journal of Plant Protection Research, 53 (1): 27-31. Mahdavi, V. and Saber, M. 2013. Functional response of Habrobracon hebetor say (Hym: Braconidae) to Mediterranean flour moth (Anagasta kuehniella Zeller), in response to pesticides. Journal of Plant Protection Research, 53 (4): 399-403. Mahdavi, V., Saber, M., Rafiee-Dastjerdi, H., Mehrvar, A. and Hassanpour, M. 2013. Efficiency of pesticides on the functional response on larval ectoparasitoid, Habrobeacon hebetor Say (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection, 46 (7): 841-848. Milonas, P.G. 2005. Influence of initial egg density and host size on the development of the gregarious parasitoid Habrobracon hebetor on three different host species. Biocontrol, 50: 415-428. O’Neil, R.J. 1990. Functional response of arthropode predators and its role in the biological control of insect pests in agricultural systems. In: Dune, P.E. and Baker, R. R. (Eds.). New Directions in Biological Control: Alternatives for Suppressing Agricultural Pests and Diseases. New Yourk (NY): Alan R. Liss. pp: 83-96. Pervez, A. 2005. Functional responses of coccinellid predators: an illustration of a logistic approach. Journal of Insect Science 5: 1-6. Press, J. W., Cline, L. D. and Flaherty, B. R. 1982. A comparison of two parasitoids, Bracon hebetor (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) and Venturia canescens (Hymenoptera, Ichnemonidae), and a predator Xylocoris flavipes (Hemiptera, Anthocoridae) in suppressing residual populations of the almond moth, Ephestia cautella (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae). Journal of Kansas Entomological Society, 55: 725-728. Rafiee-Dastjerdi, H., Hejazi, M. J., Nouri-Ganbalani, G. H. and Saber, M. 2009. Effects of some insecticides on functional response of ectoparasitoid, Habrobracon hebetor Say (Hym.: Braconidae). Journal of Entomology, 6 (3): 161-166. Sarmadi, S. 2008. Laboratory investigation on lethal and sub-lethal effects of imidacloprid, indoxacarb and deltamethrin on parasitoid wasp Habrobracon hebetor Say (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). M. Sc. Thesis. University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran. SAS Institute. 2003. The SAS system for Windows, Release 9.0. SAS, Institute, Cary, NC. Solomon, M. E. 1949. The natural control of animal population. Journal of Animal Ecology, 18 (1): 1-35. Tostowaryk, W. 1972. The effect of prey defense on the functional response of Podisus modestus (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) to densities of the sawflies Neodiprion swainei and N. prattiban ksianae (Hymenoptera: Neodiprionidae). Canadian Entomologist, 104 (1): 61-69. Yu, S. H., Ryoo, M. I., Na, J. H. and Choi, W. I. 2002. Effect of host density on egg dispersion and the sex ratio of progeny of Bracon hebetor (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Journal of Stored Product Research, 39 (4): 385-393. Zhao, S. H. 2000. Plant Chemical Protection. China Agricultural Press. Beijing, China.
