Response ofCatolaccus hunteri(Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) to Colored Sticky Traps in the Laboratory

First Record ofAnthonomus eugenii(Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Italy

“…Several studies were carried out on the use of biological control agents. The pteromalid Catolaccus hunteri (Crawford, 1908) and the braconid Triaspis eugenii Warton & López-Martínez, 2000 are considered the most important parasitoids to reduce pepper weevil infestations (Rodríguez-Leyva et al 2007;Vásquez et al 2005;Schuster 2012).…”

Natural enemies ofAnthonomus eugenii(Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Canada

“…From 1934 to 1937, introductions of Eupelmus cushmani (Crawford) (Gibson 2016) (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae) and Jaliscoa hunteri (Crawford) (Gibson 2013) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) were performed in Hawaii and resulted in successfully established populations of the parasitoids for biological control of pepper weevil (Clausen 1978). Recently, there has been renewed interest in biological control of the pepper weevil, namely to assess the efficacy of Triaspis eugenii Wharton and López-Martínez (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) (Toapanta 2001; Rodríguez-Leyva 2006) and J. hunteri in field bell pepper in Florida, United States of America (Schuster 2012). In fact, Shuster (2012) demonstrated that J .…”

“…Recently, there has been renewed interest in biological control of the pepper weevil, namely to assess the efficacy of Triaspis eugenii Wharton and López-Martínez (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) (Toapanta 2001; Rodríguez-Leyva 2006) and J. hunteri in field bell pepper in Florida, United States of America (Schuster 2012). In fact, Shuster (2012) demonstrated that J . hunteri significantly reduces the number of weevil-infested bell pepper fruit.…”