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1 September 2015 Psorocampa denticulata (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) Pupae as an Alternative Host for Palmistichus elaeisis (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae)
José Cola Zanuncio, Germano Lopes Vinha, Rafael Coelho Ribeiro, Bianca Vique Fernandes, Samir Oliveira Kassab, Carlos Frederico Wilcken, Teresinha Vinha Zanuncio
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Abstract

Psorocampa denticulata Schaus (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) is a pest of Eucalyptus species (Myrtales: Myrtaceae) in Brazil. The pre-pupa stage of this species is present in the soil surrounding infested trees for up to 6 mo during the dry season and can be collected and stored in large numbers. The potential use of P. denticulata pupae as an alternative host for rearing the parasitoid Palmistichus elaeisis Delvare & LaSalle (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) was tested in the laboratory. Up to 24-h-old P. denticulata pupae (787.40 ± 78.29 mg) were individually exposed to twenty 72-h-old P. elaeisis females for 48 h. These exposed pre-pupae were individually transferred to a glass tube for the emergence either of parasitoid progeny or of the adult lepidopteran. The parasitism and emergence rates of P. elaeisis from P. denticulata pupae were 100 and 90%, respectively. The life cycle (egg to adult) was 22.22 ± 0.49 days, and the number of progeny of this parasitoid was 734.55 ± 54.56 per host. We concluded that this generalist parasitoid could be mass reared on P. denticulata pupae and released as part of an integrated program to manage lepidopteran pests in eucalyptus plantations.

José Cola Zanuncio, Germano Lopes Vinha, Rafael Coelho Ribeiro, Bianca Vique Fernandes, Samir Oliveira Kassab, Carlos Frederico Wilcken, and Teresinha Vinha Zanuncio "Psorocampa denticulata (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) Pupae as an Alternative Host for Palmistichus elaeisis (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae)," Florida Entomologist 98(3), 1003-1005, (1 September 2015). https://doi.org/10.1653/024.098.0338
Published: 1 September 2015
KEYWORDS
biological control
controle biológico
criação massal
Eucalyptus
mass rearing
parasitism
parasitismo
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