Revista Colombiana de Entomología (2011) 37, 238-239

Harley Nonato De Oliveira, José Cola Zanuncio, Fabrício Fagundes Pereira and Dirceu Pratissoli (2011)
Trichogramma (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) species as an agents of biological control of Oxydia vesulia (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)
[Trichogramma (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) species as an agents of biological control of Oxydia vesulia (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)]
Revista Colombiana de Entomología 37 (2), 238-239
Abstract: Lepidoptera defoliators are important pests of Eucalyptus. This research aimed to evaluate the potential of Trichogramma acacioi and Trichogramma pretiosum (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) to control the eucalyptus defoliator Oxydia vesulia (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). Biological parameters and parasitism rate of Trichogramma on eggs of O. vesulia were evaluated under laboratory conditions. Trichogramma pretiosum did not parasitized eggs of O. vesulia but more than 93% of T. acacioi females parasitized eggs of this defoliator, showing its potential for the biological control of this Lepidoptera.
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(original language: Spanish)
Database assignments for author(s): José Cola Zanuncio, Fabricio F. Pereira, Dirceu Pratissoli

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
evaluation - screening - selection

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Oxydia vesulia	Eucalypt (Eucalyptus)
Trichogramma pretiosum (parasitoid)
Trichogramma acacioi (parasitoid)	Oxydia vesulia	Eucalypt (Eucalyptus)