Parasitoids of Neoleucinodes elegantalis Gueneé (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in Ecuador

Abstract:

Copidosoma sp. (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), Lyxophaga sp. (Diptera: Tachinidae), Bracon sp. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and Chelonus sp. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) are reported for the first time infecting pupae of the fruit borer Neoleucinodes elegantalis (Gueneé) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) from Solanum quitoense and Solanum betaceum in Ecuador. Determining the natural enemies in Ecuador useful in sustainable biological control strategies for integrated management of N. elegantalis in fruit crops.

Año de publicación:

2017

Keywords:

• Braconidae
• Hymenoptera
• solanaceae
• Encyrtidae
• Tachinidae
• Fruit borer

Fuente:

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