EFFECTIVENESS OF PARATHERESIA-MENEZESI TO WNSEND (DIPTERA, TACHINIDAE) FOR THE NATURAL BIOLOGICAL-CONTROL OF RHYNCHOPHORUS-PALMARUM (L) (COLEOPTERA, CURCULIONIDAE)

Citation
Jil. Moura et al., EFFECTIVENESS OF PARATHERESIA-MENEZESI TO WNSEND (DIPTERA, TACHINIDAE) FOR THE NATURAL BIOLOGICAL-CONTROL OF RHYNCHOPHORUS-PALMARUM (L) (COLEOPTERA, CURCULIONIDAE), Oleagineux, 48(5), 1993, pp. 218-223
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture,"Food Science & Tenology
Journal title
ISSN journal
00302082
Volume
48
Issue
5
Year of publication
1993
Pages
218 - 223
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-2082(1993)48:5<218:EOPTW(>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
In the oil palm plantations of Bahia, Brazil, the parasitism of the be etle Rhynchophorus palmarum by a tachinid fly, Paratheresia menezesi w as observed. The level of parasitism over a one- year period, was 51.1 %. Furthermore, an average number of 18.33 pupas of P. menezesi was fo und per beetle host. The potential use of the parasitoid in programs o f integrated control of Cucurlionidae pests of palms is discussed.