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1 January 2013 Release and Establishment of the Parasitoid Diachasmimorpha kraussii Against the Tephritid Fruit Fly Bactrocera latifrons in Hawaii
Aimé H. Bokonon-Ganta, Grant T. McQuate, Russell H. Messing, Eric B. Jang
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Abstract

Diachasmimorpha kraussii (Fullaway) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) was first released against Bactrocera latifrons (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Hawaii in March 2003. Over a three month period, eight releases, totaling 7,696 females and 3,968 males, were made in a turkeyberry, Solanum torvum Swartz (Solanales: Solanaceae) patch known to have a well established B. latifrons population. The establishment of D. kraussii was assessed through fruit collections conducted over a three-year period beyond the last release. D. kraussii was recovered 2 weeks, 31 months, and 39 months after the last parasitoid release, with collections not only from the release site, but also from a control site about 5.0 km distance from the release site. Recovery from fruit collections three years after the last parasitoid release confirmed that D. kraussii had become established in Hawaii. Parasitism rates were low, only 1.0–1.4%, compared to rates of 2.8–8.7% for the earlier established egg-larval parasitoid, Fopius arisanus (Sonan).

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Aimé H. Bokonon-Ganta, Grant T. McQuate, Russell H. Messing, and Eric B. Jang "Release and Establishment of the Parasitoid Diachasmimorpha kraussii Against the Tephritid Fruit Fly Bactrocera latifrons in Hawaii," Journal of Insect Science 13(7), 1-15, (1 January 2013). https://doi.org/10.1673/031.013.0701
Received: 10 November 2011; Accepted: 1 May 2012; Published: 1 January 2013
KEYWORDS
biological control
Braconidae
Diptera
Hymenoptera
Solanum torvum
Tephritidae
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