Distribution and host range of Bephratelloides cubensis Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae) in Mexico

Abstract

-The annona fruit borer wasp Bephratelloides cubensis Ashmead was recorded for the fi rst time damaging "ilama" fruits Annona diversifolia (Anonaceae) in Coatlan del rio, Morelos, Cacahuamilpa and El Ocotillo, Guerrero, Mexico. Geographical distribution, hosts and damage are mentioned.

Linking Local Appreciation with Conservation of an Edible Fruit Species: The Case Study of Ilama (<i>Annona diversifolia</i> Saff.) in Tierra Caliente, Mexico

“…Using data from the three communities, a conjoint MCA analysis produced indigenous, but they have little interest in ilama. This group is closer to the first factor included in the MCA (Table 4) Similar results are noted by [1] and [14]. The harvest period of ilama fruits is considered as late (September-October) and the fruit is readily sold in local marketplaces or on the roads around the center of the municipality (factor 2).…”

“…and[1] [14], we observed that the inhabitants of this Mexican region acknowledge the commercial and biological value of the plant, which could increase small farmers' income. This edible fruit species is not yet actively cultivated in none of the three communities.…”

“…Furthermore, the community is far from the municipality of San Marcos, which entails high transportation costs to be invested before selling the fruits in San Marcos city. Therefore, since market prices in the Costa Chica are very low, from 5 to 8 MXN a piece (0.25 -0.40 USD), and bringing the products to the city is complicated [14], the business is inviable. The branches of ilama trees in this community are also used as a support for wooden frames on which tiles are placed to build roofs.…”

“…All five colors present: white, red, purple, pink, and blue pulp Organized populations near the village, in backyards, and freely in the mountains. It is also used to outline fields Economic importance: Very small economical interest due to the low local asking prices less morphological variation, but again, fruits with blue, white, pink, and red pulp;[14] studied ilama in the community of El Ocotillo reported populations of white-pulp ilama trees along the outline of the village…”

Interaction of Bephratelloides cubensis (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae) with Annona macroprophyllata fruits in orchards of Chiapas, Mexico

“…Bephratelloides cubensis begins its life cycle when the females oviposit inside the seeds of fruits in early phenological stages (Nadel & Peña, 1991). Females lay one egg per seed and these require approximately two or three weeks to hatch (Brunner & Acuña, 1967;Castañeda-Vildózola et al, 2010;Hernández-Fuentes, Urias-López, & Bautista-Martínez, 2010). The larvae that hatch feed on the endosperm, and after three to six weeks these larvae transform into pupae and later the adult wasps exit from holes, they chew through the seed and fruit, to finally mate and begin a new cycle (Castañeda-Vildózola et al, 2010;Hernández-Fuentes et al, 2010;Durán-Ruiz et al, 2019;Nadel & Peña, 1991).…”