Introduction of Parachasma (= Opius) cereus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) into Florida as a parasite of Anastrepha suspensa (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Forty-five female and 26 male Parachasma cereus (Gahan) were released on the grounds of the Sub-Tropical Experiment Station, Homestead, Florida on 16 July 1969. Through September 1969, recoveries of P. cereus from parasitized Anastrepha suspensa (Loew) pupae were made from mixed infested fruits up to 0.4 miles from the point of release. Samples of pupae from fruits were from 3.4% to 20% parasitized. Pupae from tropical almond, Terminalia catappa L., were 43% parasitized.