Parasitoids of dipterous collected in a slaughterhouse of Tupaciguara, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Authors

  • Carlos Henrique Marchiori Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica
  • Luiz Fernando Barbaresco Instituto Luterano de Ensino Superior
  • Michelle Fernandes Miranda Instituto Luterano de Ensino Superior

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2007v28n4p695

Keywords:

Hymenoptera, Diptera, Trap, Bait, Biocontrol.

Abstract

Species of parasitoids associated with synanthropic dipterous were collected in bovine liver, in a slaughterhouse in Tupaciguara, State of Minas Gerais, from March to December 2005. The pupae were obtained by the flotation method. They were individually placed in gelatin capsules until the emergency of the adult dipterous or their parasitoids. The overall percentage of parasitism was 14.1%. The parasitoids Brachymeria podagrica (Fabricius) (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae), Hemencyrtus sp. (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), Nasonia vitripennis (Walker) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae), Neralsia sp. (Hymenoptera: Figitidae), Pachycrepoideus vindemmiae (Rondani) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) and Spalangia endius Walker (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) presented a parasitism percentage of 0.6%, 0.7%, 0.8%, 0.1%, 11.6% and 0.3%, respectively.

Author Biographies

Carlos Henrique Marchiori, Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica

Biólogo, Doutor em Ciências Biológicas; Prof. do Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica de Urutaí-UNED-Morrinhos.

Luiz Fernando Barbaresco, Instituto Luterano de Ensino Superior

Alunos de Iniciação Científica do Instituto Luterano de Ensino Superior de Itumbiara-ILES-ULBRA.

Michelle Fernandes Miranda, Instituto Luterano de Ensino Superior

Alunos de Iniciação Científica do Instituto Luterano de Ensino Superior de Itumbiara-ILES-ULBRA.

Published

2007-08-30

How to Cite

Marchiori, C. H., Barbaresco, L. F., & Miranda, M. F. (2007). Parasitoids of dipterous collected in a slaughterhouse of Tupaciguara, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 28(4), 695–700. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2007v28n4p695

Issue

Section

Communication

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