First Parasitism Record of the Eggs of Thlastocoris laetus Mayr, 1866 (Hemiptera: Coreidae) and New Host and Distribution Records for Hadronotus vitripennis (Masner, 1983) (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae)
Silvana P. Oliveira,
Agno N. S. Acioli,
Willian M. Silva
et al.
Abstract:Thlastocoris laetus Mayr, 1866 (Hemiptera: Coreidae) is one of the main pineapple pests in the Amazon region. A survey of the natural enemies of T. laetus in pineapples of the BRS Turiaçu variety was conducted in Manaus and Itacoatiara, Amazonas state, Brazil, revealing a parasitism rate of 28.85% of T. laetus eggs by Hadronotus vitripennis (Masner, 1983) (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae). This is the first record of parasitism in T. laetus and of the occurrence of H. vitripennis in this host in Amazonas. This natura… Show more
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