Parasitoids from Azores (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae,Pteromalidae, Braconidae): potential use in integrated pest management against Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) |
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| Authors: | Luísa Oliveira Aida Medeiros José Vicente Falcó Francisco Beitia Maria Jesús Verdú Patrícia Garcia |
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| Institution: | 1. Departamento de Biologia , CIRN, Universidade dos A?ores , Ponta Delgada, A?ores, Portugal;2. Direc??o de Servi?os de Agricultura e Pecuária , Ponta Delgada, A?ores, Portugal;3. Instituto Cavanilles de Biodiversidad y Biología Evolutiva , Universidad de Valencia , Valencia, Espa?a;4. IVIA, Associated Unit of Entomology IVIA/CIB-CSIC , Moncada, Valencia, Spain |
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| Abstract: | Two hymenopterous parasitoids, Halticoptera patellana and Toxeumorpha nigricola, were recovered from Mediterranean fruit fly pupae on São Miguel Island, Azores. Both are new records for the Azores, and as Medfly parasitoids. Field-collected Tachinaephagus zealandicus was maintained on Medfly for 10 generations, but if it has potential as a biocontrol agent remains an open question. |
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| Keywords: | Ceratitis capitata native parasitoids Braconidae Encyrtidae Pteromalidae new host |
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