Biocontrol Science and Technology (2004) 14, 409-416

J. Lorezo Meza, Juan F. Barrera, Gabriela Pérez-lachaud and Trevor Williams (2004)
Parasitism of the coffee berry borer Hypothenemus hampei by Trichogramma pretiosum in the laboratory
Biocontrol Science and Technology 14 (4), 409-416
Abstract: Parasitism of the coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei (Ferrari) by Trichogramma pretiosum Riley resulted in high mortality of developing parasitoids and a low prevalence of adult emergence. A laboratory colony of T. pretiosum reproducing in H. hampei failed after three generations. Adult female T. pretiosum that developed in H. hampei were smaller and produced fewer eggs than conspecifics that developed in a standard lepidopteran host, Sitotroga cerealella (Olivier). Parasitoids that emerged from H. hampei preferentially parasitized S. cerealella over H. hampei. We conclude that T. pretiosum has little potential for biocontrol of the coffee berry borer.
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Database assignments for author(s): Trevor Williams, Juan F. Barrera

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.
	Hypothenemus hampei		Mexico
Trichogramma pretiosum (parasitoid)			Mexico