Bragantia (2014) 73, 160-162

André Luiz Lourenção, Valmir Antonio Costa, Lillian Silveira Pereira and Juliana Cardoso Prado (2014)
Occurrence of Eretmocerus mundus Mercet (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) parasitizing Bemisia tabaci (Genn.) biotype B (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Brazil
Bragantia 73 (2), 160-162
Abstract: The parasitism of Bemisia tabaci (Genn.) biotype B nymphs on cotton plants was observed during a research on resistance of cotton genotypes to this whitefly. The experiment was set in a greenhouse at the Experimental Station of the Instituto Agronômico (IAC), in Campinas, São Paulo State, Brazil. Samples of the parasitized nymphs were collected and maintained in laboratory to monitor the parasitism and obtain the adult parasitoids. A total of 129 adult parasitoids were obtained, including one Encarsia inaron (Walker), 13 En. lutea (Masi), and 115 Eretmocerus mundus Mercet (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae). This is the first report of Er. mundus in Brazil.
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Database assignments for author(s): André Luiz Lourencao

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
surveys/distribution/isolation

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Bemisia tabaci biotype MEAM1	Cotton (Gossypium)	Brazil (south)
Eretmocerus mundus (parasitoid)	Bemisia tabaci biotype MEAM1		Brazil (south)
Encarsia lutea (parasitoid)	Bemisia tabaci biotype MEAM1		Brazil (south)
Encarsia inaron (parasitoid)	Bemisia tabaci biotype MEAM1		Brazil (south)