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Life history of the butterfly Phoebis argante (Fabricius, 1775) (Lepidoptera: Pieridae), an inhabitant of the dry forest of western Andes

Revista Chilena de Entomología
This study describes the immature stages, host plant, and interactions with parasitoid wasps of the butterfly Phoebis argante, a very widely distributed species, commonly found in the dry forest ecotone of the western Andes in Azuay province, Ecuador ...
Pablo Sebastián Padrón, Claudio Crespo-Ramírez   +1 more
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Praon volucre (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae), a natural enemy of Macrosiphum euphorbiae (Hemiptera: Aphididae): Life table and intrinsic rate of population increase

European Journal of Entomology, 2011
Life table data of natural enemies are often used to understand their population dynamics and estimate their potential role in the biological control of pests.
Juracy Caldeira LINS, Vanda Helena Paes BUENO, Diego Bastos SILVA, Marcus Vinicius SAMPAIO, Joop C. van LENTEREN   +4 more
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A preventive strategy for the control of aphids in sweet pepper using lacewings and micrococcinelid beetles

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Aphids pose a serious risk to horticultural crops. Current biocontrol strategies often fail due to the poor establishment of natural enemies when aphids are scarce. We evaluated the potential of two aphidophagous predators, Micromus variegatus and Scymnus interruptus, to be used as preventive biocontrol agents, released before aphid infestation.
Jesica Pérez‐Rodríguez, Reinier T. Valstar, Ada Leman, Gerben J. Messelink   +3 more
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La familia braconidae (hymenoptera) en la localidad de guarico, estado lara, venezuela, e indicadores de su diversidad biológica The family Braconidae (Hymenoptera) in Guarico, Lara State, Venezuela, and indicators of its biodiversity

Bioagro, 2012
En Venezuela son pocos los trabajos sobre el estudio de la diversidad de avispas de importancia agrícola, por lo que el objetivo de esta investigación fue determinar la biodiversidad de la familia Braconidae en dos ambientes diferentes en la localidad de
Ramón Paz, Norayda Arrieche, Francisco Díaz, Maryangel Madrid   +3 more
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Morphometric indicators for quality assessment in the aphid parasitoid, Lysiphlebus fabarum (Braconidae: Aphidiinae)

European Journal of Entomology, 2013
Body size is a standard criterion of quality control in insect rearing and often assumed to correlate with fitness in parasitoid wasps, but various metrics of body size can be used.
Mohammad AMERI, Arash RASEKH, J.P. MICHAUD, Hossein ALLAHYARI   +3 more
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Ant–aphid mutualism: the influence of Tapinoma ibericum (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) on Aphis gossypii (Hemiptera: Aphidae) control by commercial and spontaneous natural enemies

Insect Science, EarlyView.
The mutualism between Tapinoma ibericum ants and Aphis gossypii disrupts the biological control exerted by Aphidius colemani in greenhouse peppers. Ant exclusion increased parasitism and the presence of most natural enemies, although Aphidoletes aphidimyza was more abundant with ants.
Jesús Foronda, Estefanía Rodríguez, Mónica González, María del Mar Téllez, Carmen Robles‐Vallet, Pablo Barranco, Felipe Pascual, Francisca Ruano   +7 more
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Identification and expression pattern analysis of chemosensory receptor genes in the Macrocentrus cingulum (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) antennae

European Journal of Entomology, 2016
Macrocentrus cingulum is an important polyembryonic endoparasitic wasp that attacks larvae of the Asian corn borer, Ostrinia furnacalis (Guenée) and the European corn borer, O. nubilalis (Hübner).
Tofael AHMED, Tian-Tao ZHANG, Zhen-Ying WANG, Kang-Lai HE, Shu-Xiong BAI   +4 more
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Diversity of Parasitoids Hymenoptera in Agricultural Ecosystems and Primary Forest in Lubuk Kilangan District, Padang

Andalasian International Journal of Entomology, 2023
Parasitoid Hymenoptera is an important natural enemy of most plant pests, and it can control pests specifically in the agricultural ecosystem. The study aimed to study parasitoid Hymenoptera diversity in agricultural and primary forest ecosystems.
Hasmiandy Hamid, Alfala Hakiki, Munzir Busniah, Zahlul Ikhsan, Stefan Schmidt   +4 more
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Reduced fertilization regimes could boost biocontrol service without reducing crop yield

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Fertilization level influences pest control effectiveness in tomato crops. High fertilization increases plant growth and aphid density but reduces the performance of the parasitoid Aphidius ervi. In contrast, the predator Adalia bipunctata maintains consistent aphid suppression regardless of fertilization regime.
Ruohan Ma, Maceo Valente, Roger Boll, Peng Han, Nicolas Desneux, Anne‐Violette Lavoir   +5 more
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Host-plant leaf-surface preferences of young caterpillars of three species of Pieris (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) and its effect on parasitism by the gregarious parasitoid Cotesia glomerata (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

European Journal of Entomology, 2018
Preferences of young caterpillars of three species of Pieris (P. rapae crucivora Boisduval, P. melete Ménétriès, and P. napi japonica Shirôzu) (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) for the upper and lower surfaces of the leaves of their host plants (Brassicaceae) were
Tomoko WATANABE, Keiji NAKAMURA, Jun TAGAWA   +2 more
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