ABSTRACT. Parasitoids were collected from artificial bovine dung pats exposed for different periods of time in pasture from January to October 2001 in Itumbiara, Goiás, Brazil. Cattle dung pats were exposed in pastures for periods of 24, 48, 72, 96, 120, 144, 168, 192, 216, and 140h and were, then individually taken to the laboratory for parasitoids extraction. A total of 100 dung pats were exposed in the pasture and 430 parasitoid individuals were recovered from them. The most abundant species extracted were: Paraganaspis egeria and Spalangia drosophilae. The majority of species was collected in cattle dung pats exposed for 24 h and 48 h.
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