First Record of Ooencyrtus nezarae (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), a Parasitoid of Megacopta cribraria (Hemiptera: Plataspidae) in Florida

First Record of Ooencyrtus nezarae (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), a Parasitoid of Megacopta cribraria (Hemiptera: Plataspidae) in Florida

During our study on egg parasitoids of the kudzu bug in Florida, we collected egg masses of Megacopta cribraria on kudzu and catnip for laboratory rearing. We found a new egg parasitoid, Ooencyrtus nezarae on M. cribraria, which represents the first Florida record of this parasitoid species. The was...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Florida entomologist 2020-06, Vol.103 (2), p.293-295
Hauptverfasser: Diedrick, Worrel A, Kanga, Lambert H. B, Haseeb, Muhammad, Legaspi, Jesusa C, Srivastava, Mrittunjai
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Agricultural production
Agriculture
Biological control
chinche del kudzu
egg parasitoid
Eggs
Entomology
Individual rearing
kudzu bug
Laboratories
Legumes
Megacopta cribraria
New records
Ooencyrtus nezarae
Parasitism
parasitoide de huevo
Parasitoids
Paratelenomus saccharalis
Science
SCIENTIFIC NOTES
Soybeans
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Zusammenfassung:During our study on egg parasitoids of the kudzu bug in Florida, we collected egg masses of Megacopta cribraria on kudzu and catnip for laboratory rearing. We found a new egg parasitoid, Ooencyrtus nezarae on M. cribraria, which represents the first Florida record of this parasitoid species. The wasp is widely distributed in Asia, and it will strengthen biological control of the kudzu bug in Florida. Future studies will assess comparative parasitism levels of Paratelenomus saccharalis and O. nezarae, as well as the dynamics of populations of these biological control agents.
ISSN:0015-4040
1938-5102
DOI:10.1653/024.103.0222