EGG AGE PREFERENCE AND “WINDOW OF SUSCEPTIBILITY ” OF HOMALODISCA COAGULATA EGGS TO ATTACK BY GONATOCERUS ASHMEADI AND G. TRIGUTTATUS Project Leaders:

Understanding the reproductive biology of natural enemies is essential if observed outcomes in the field are to be explained accurately. Gonatocerus ashmeadi Girault and G. triguttatus Girault both attack glassy-winged sharpshooter (GWSS), Homalodisca coagulata [Say] eggs, however it is not known whether they compete for host eggs of the same age, what egg ages are most preferred by females of each species, and which species would be most beneficial for GWSS control. G