Tachinobia sp. (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) as parasitoid of Peckia Sarcodexia) lambens (Wiedemann, 1830) (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)
Goiano Federal Institute, Biological Sciences, Parasitology. Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil.
Research Article
Open Access Research Journal of Life Sciences, 2021, 02(01), 023–027.
Article DOI: 10.53022/oarjls.2021.2.1.0133
Publication history:
Received on 20 September 2021; revised on 24 October 2021; accepted on 26 October 2021
Abstract:
Insect parasitoids have an immature life stage that develops on or within a single insect host, ultimately killing the host, hence the value of parasitoids as natural enemies. This work reports the first occurrence of parasitoid Tachinobia sp. (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) as parasitoid Peckia (Sarcodexia) lambens (Wiedemann, 1830) (Diptera: Sarcophagidae). The pupae were obtained by the flotation method. They were individually placed in gelatin capsules until the emergence of flies or their parasitoids. In November 2013, six pupae were obtained from P. (S) lambens, of which two pupae twelve specimens emerged Tachinobia sp. The percentage of parasitism was 33.3%. Most insect parasitoids only attack a particular life stage of one or several related species. The immature parasitoid develops on or within a pest, feeding on body fluids and organs, eventually leaving the host to pupate or emerging as an adult.
Keywords:
Hymenoptera; Biocontrol; Natural enemy; Traps; First report
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