First report of trichospilus diatraeae (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) parasitizing pupae of methona themisto (lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

dc.contributor.authorDo Nascimento, Diego Arcanjo [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorDos Santos, Fábio Araújo [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorde Carvalho, Vanessa Rafaela [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorde Souza, Caroline Dias [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorWilcken, Carlos Frederico
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-25T10:17:19Z
dc.date.available2021-06-25T10:17:19Z
dc.date.issued2020-06-01
dc.description.abstractUrban afforestation is a practice used in urban centers. Of the plant species used, Brunfelsia pilosa and B. uniflora are used in most cities. The main pest for B. pilosa and B. uniflora is the lepidopteran Methona themisto which can feed on the leaves of the plant and cause its death. As a solution, biological control with parasitoid insects can be an alternative to chemical means. The present study aimed to investigate if M. themisto can be parasitized by Tichospilus diatraeae. Six pupae of M. themisto were offered to T. diatraeae and exposed to parasitism for 72 hours. The observed parasitism was 66% with 90% of the emergence of adult parasitoids. The parasitoid egg-to-adult life cycle was 18 ± 1 days and an average of 510 ± 91.21 insects emerged per pupa. Each parasitoid consumed an average of 1.13 ± 0.16 mg of pupal content to compete its cycle. The results record for the first time in the literature that M. themisto may be a host of T. diatraeae and consequently applied in biological control programs of this pest.en
dc.description.affiliationSão Paulo State University (UNESP) Faculty of Agronomic Sciences (FCA) Fazenda Experimental Lageado
dc.description.affiliationUnespSão Paulo State University (UNESP) Faculty of Agronomic Sciences (FCA) Fazenda Experimental Lageado
dc.description.sponsorshipCoordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)
dc.description.sponsorshipIdCAPES: 001
dc.format.extent129-132
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4067/s0718-34292020000200129
dc.identifier.citationIdesia, v. 38, n. 2, p. 129-132, 2020.
dc.identifier.doi10.4067/s0718-34292020000200129
dc.identifier.issn0718-3429
dc.identifier.issn0073-4675
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85096988921
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/205555
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofIdesia
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectBiological control
dc.subjectForest entomology
dc.subjectInsects parasitoids
dc.titleFirst report of trichospilus diatraeae (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) parasitizing pupae of methona themisto (lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)en
dc.titlePrimer informe de trichospilus diatraeae (Hymenoptera: eulophidae) que parasita pupas de methona themisto (lepidoptera: nymphalidae)es
dc.typeArtigo

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