Fertility Life Table of Muscidifurax uniraptor Kogan & Legner (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) on Pupae of Musca domestica L. (Diptera: Muscidae)

The potential population growth of the parasitoid Muscidifurax uniraptor Kogan & Legner was determined in laboratory conditions (25 plus or minus 1 degree C, 70 plus or minus 10% R.H. and 14h of photophase). Thirty 0 to 24h old females of the parasitoid were individualized with 15 house fly pupae, 24 to 72h old. The survival of immatures of M. uniraptor was 97.2%. Female longevity was estimate in 13.17 days (mean), with intrinsic rate of natural increase of 0.22; liquid rate of reproduction of 119.01; finite rate of increase of 1.24; mean generation time of 21.93 days and duplication time of 3.18 days. These values demonstrated that M. uniraptor has a high potential of population growth.