Abstract:To make clear effect of different factors on physiological reproduction in females Pteromalus puparum, we studied ovarian development and vitellogenesis in the adult females feeding on different nutrition, such as honey and sucrose, and providing males. The results were shown that ovarioles developed slowly within 24 hours after eclosion and no mature oocytes were observed, but in the following 24 hours, oocytes developed quickly and most of oocytes completed egg maturation. Vitellogenin (Vg) of hemolymph and vitellin (Vt) of ovary were monitored with indirect double sandwich ELISA developed previously. Hemolymph Vg in adult females feeding on honey increased to high level of 0.78μg per female at 72h after eclosion, when ovarian Vt was also at top level of 5.8μg per female. When adults were feeding with sucrose, the top level of hemolymph Vg was 0.62μg at 30h after eclosion, but ovarian Vt increased to high level of 5.6μg at 96h after eclosion. However, hemolymph Vg in adult females with food-deprived increased to high level of 0.58μg at 24h after eclosion, and ovarian Vt was at top level of 4.5μg at 48h after eclosion. In addition, adults feeding on 20% sucrose solution had no marked effect on both hemolymph Vg and ovarian Vt, but increased life expectance of the adult females and ovarian development. However, adults feeding on honey not only had great capacity of prolonging longevity of adult females, but also markedly promoted the vitellogenesis and ovarian development. Mating as a factor had no marked effect on both hemolymph Vg and ovarian Vt.