Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection (2008) 41, 340-348

N.E. El-Wakeil, K.T. Awadallah, H.TH. Farghaly, A.-A.M. Ibrahim and Z.A. Ragab (2008)
Efficiency of the newly recorded pupal parasitoid Pediobius furvus (Gahan) for controlling Sesamia cretica (Led.) pupae in Egypt
Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection 41 (5), 340-348
Abstract: Pediobius furvus (Gahan) (Eulophidae: Hymenoptera) was recorded as a new pupal parasitoid (gregarious endo-parasitoid) of Sesamia cretica pupae (Led.) in El-Noubaria region (El-Beheira Governorate), Egypt. This study was conducted in maize and sorghum fields in El-Beheira and Giza Governorates in Egypt during 1994 and 1995. The percentage parasitism was 8.4 and 15.4% in August and September, respectively. The number of parasitoids emerging from one pupa ranged from 28 to 222. It has been concluded that this new species is a gregarious endo-parasitoid that pupates inside its host. Pediobius furvus has a high reproductive ability, which may afford mass production and enable mass release of the parasitoid to control S. cretica in maize fields.
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Database assignments for author(s): Nabil E. El-Wakeil

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Sesamia cretica	Maize/corn (Zea mays)	Egypt
	Sesamia cretica	Sorghum (crop)	Egypt
Pediobius furvus (parasitoid)	Sesamia cretica	Maize/corn (Zea mays)	Egypt
Pediobius furvus (parasitoid)	Sesamia cretica	Sorghum (crop)	Egypt