Non-recovery of Prorops nasuta (Hymenoptera : Bethylidae), an imported parasitoid of the coffee berry borer (Coleoptera : Scolytidae) in Mexico

Authors
Infante, F Mumford, J Mendez, I
Citation
F. Infante et al., Non-recovery of Prorops nasuta (Hymenoptera : Bethylidae), an imported parasitoid of the coffee berry borer (Coleoptera : Scolytidae) in Mexico, SW ENTOMOL, 26(2), 2001, pp. 159-163
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology/Pest Control
Journal title
SOUTHWESTERN ENTOMOLOGIST
ISSN journal
01471724 → ACNP
Volume
26
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
159 - 163
Database
ISI
SICI code
0147-1724(200106)26:2<159:NOPN(:>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Prorops nasuta Waterston (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) is an exotic parasitoid imported into Mexico for the biological control of the coffee berry borer ( CBB), Hypothenemus hampei (Ferrari) (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). This bethylid has been released repeatedly in coffee plantations of Chiapas State for mo re than five years. From 1992 to 1996, more than 156,000 specimens were rel eased in twenty-two colonization sites. Recovery surveys carried out every three months after release reveal that P. nasuta was never recovered beyond 12 months in any of these sites. Based on these findings, we conclude that it is unlikely that P. nasuta will become an established parasitoid in Chi apas, Mexico.