Aphanogmus sp. (Hymenoptera: Ceraphronidae): a hyperparasitoid of the coffee berry borer parasitoid Prorops nasuta (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) in Kenya |
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| Authors: | Juliana Jaramillo Fernando E Vega |
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| Institution: | 1. International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) , P.O. Box 30772-00100, Nairobi, Kenya;2. Institute of Plant Diseases and Plant Protection , University of Hannover , Herrenh?user Strasse 2, 30419, Hannover, Germany;3. Sustainable Perennial Crops Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service , Building 001, Beltsville, MD, 20705, USA |
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| Abstract: | This is the first report of a hyperparasitoid of Prorops nasuta, a primary parasitoid of the coffee berry borer. Aphanogmus sp. is a gregarious ectoparasitoid of larval and pupal stages of P. nasuta, which was found in coffee berry samples collected on the ground of an organic coffee plantation in Western Kenya. The hyperparasitoid shows a clear pattern of emergence from year to year, following its host. Aphanogmus sp. parasitizes around 10% of P. nasuta immature stages under field conditions. |
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| Keywords: | organic coffee coffee berry borer Prorops nasuta hyperparasitoid Aphanogmus Africa |
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