Parasitism of lepidopteran defoliators of urban plants by Palmistichus elaeisis (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae)

Made available in DSpace on 2019-10-04T12:31:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2018-09-01 Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG) Programa Cooperativo sobre Protecao Florestal of the Instituto de Pesquisas e Estudos Florestais Heraclides anchisiades capys (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae), Citioica anthonilis (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae), and Methona themisto (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) are tree and shrub pests commonly found in urban areas. The parasitism capacity of Palmistichus elaeisis (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) was evaluated on pupae of these lepidopteran pests as well as on 2 commonly used alternative hosts, Anticarsia gemmatalis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and Tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). The number of parasitoids produced per mg of host pupal biomass was significantly greater on H. anchisiades capys and T. molitor compared with the other 3 lepidopteran species. The mean number of parasitoids emerging per host pupa was also significantly more on H. anchisiades capys compared with C. anthonilis, M. themisto, A. gemmatalis, or T. molitor. All host species tested in this study show the potential to be used in mass rearing P elaeisis in the laboratory. However, the lower parasitism and emergence of P. elaeisis on H. anchisiades capys pupae suggests that this lepidopteran pest may not be a suitable host for this parasitoid in the field. Asia Pacific Resources Int Holdings Ltd APRIL, RAPP, Pangkalan Kerinci 28300, Riau, Indonesia Bahia Specialty Cellulose Copener Florestal Ltda, Rua Dr Jose Tiago Correa S-N, BR-48030480 Alagoinhas, BA, Brazil Univ Fed Sao Carlos, Dept Ciencias Ambientais, BR-18052780 Sorocaba, SP, Brazil Empresa Brasileira Pesquisa Agr, Ctr Nacl Pesquisa Florestas, BR-83411000 Colombo, Parana, Brazil Univ Fed Vicosa, Dept Engn Florestal, BR-36570900 Vicosa, MG, Brazil Univ Estadual Paulista, Dept Protecao Vegetal, BR-18603970 Botucatu, SP, Brazil Univ Fed Vicosa, BIOAGRO, Dept Entomol, BR-36570900 Vicosa, MG, Brazil Univ Estadual Paulista, Dept Protecao Vegetal, BR-18603970 Botucatu, SP, Brazil