Species of Lepidoptera defoliators of Eucalyptus as new host for the parasitoid Palmistichus elaeisis (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae)
Fabricio Fagundes Pereira,Teresinha Vinha Zanuncio,José Cola Zanuncio,Dirceu Pratissoli,Marcelo Tavares +4 more
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P. elaeisis could be an efficient alternative for controlling Lepidoptera defoliators in eucalyptus plantations in Brazil by parasitizing T. arnobia and T. leucoceraea pupae.Abstract:
Pupae of Thyrinteina arnobia (Stoll) and Thyrinteina leucoceraea Rindge (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) were obtained from Eucalyptus cloeziana F. Muell and Eucalyptus urophylla S.T. Blake plants, respectively. Specimens of a parasitoid emerged from T. arnobia pupae and also found parasitising T. leucoceraea pupae in the field were identified as Palmistichus elaeisis Delvare and LaSalle (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae). This is the first report on P. elaeisis parasitizing T. arnobia and T. leucoceraea pupae in natural conditions in Brazil. P. elaeisis also parasitized these hosts and Bombyx mori Linnaeus (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae), Anticarsia gemmatalis Hubner, Pseudaletia sequax Franclemont, Alabama argillacea Huebner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Dirphia moderata Bouvier (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) and Halysidota pearsoni Watson (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) in the laboratory. The production and release of P. elaeisis could be an efficient alternative for controlling Lepidoptera defoliators in eucalyptus plantations.read more
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Immunity of an Alternative Host Can Be Overcome by Higher Densities of Its Parasitoids Palmistichus elaeisis and Trichospilus diatraeae
Gilberto Santos Andrade,José Eduardo Serrão,José Cola Zanuncio,Teresinha Vinha Zanuncio,Germano Leão Demolin Leite,Ricardo Antonio Polanczyk +5 more
TL;DR: The role of the density of P. elaeisis or T. diatraeae by pupa is induced suppression of cellular defense and encapsulation of the host, even without them possesses a co-evolutionary history, which can predict the success in the control of insect pests through the use of immunology as a tool for evaluation of natural enemies.
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Progênie de Palmistichus elaeisis Delvare & LaSalle (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) parasitando pupas de Bombyx mori L. (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae) de diferentes idades
Fabricio Fagundes Pereira,José Cola Zanuncio,José Eduardo Serrão,Harley Nonato de Oliveira,Kellen Favero,Elizangela L V Grance +5 more
TL;DR: No entanto, o desenvolvimento de tecnicas de criacao eficientes desse inimigo natural e inicialmente necessario para that ele possa ser utilizado em programas de controle biologico de P. elaeisis nos avaliamos a idade mais suscetivel do hospedeiro e os efeitos da idade do parasitoide.
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The density of females of Palmistichus elaeisis Delvare and LaSalle (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) affects their reproductive performance on pupae of Bombyx mori L. (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae)
Fabricio Fagundes Pereira,José Cola Zanuncio,José Eduardo Serrão,Teresinha Vinha Zanuncio,Dirceu Pratissoli,Patrik Luiz Pastori +5 more
TL;DR: Palmistichus elaeisis Delvare and LaSalle is a gregarious and polyphagous parasitoid mainly of Lepidoptera pupae that should be reared with the density of 45 females per pupa of B. mori.
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Reproduction of Trichospilus diatraeae (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) in pupae of two lepidopterans defoliators of eucalypt
Patrik Luiz Pastori,Fabricio Fagundes Pereira,Gilberto Santos Andrade,Robson Oliveira Silva,José Cola Zanuncio,Alexandre Igor de Azevedo Pereira +5 more
TL;DR: The successful parasitism and development of Trichospilus diatraeae in pupae of T. arnobia and H. paulex suggest that this parasitoid can be an alternative for the biological control of these defoliators in eucalyptus plantations.
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