Bulletin of Insectology (2019) 72, 55-60

Santolo Francati, Bartolo Giuseppe Dimattia and Antonio Martini (2019)
Acceptance and suitability of Nezara viridula nymphs as hosts for Trichopoda pennipes
Bulletin of Insectology 72 (1), 55-60
Abstract: Trichopoda pennipes (F.) is a parasitoid species introduced in various countries as a biological control agent against the southern green stink bug Nezara viridula (L.). Several studies were performed to investigate the interactions between this parasitoid and the host, but they were focused above all on the adults. Our research was focused on the effects of exposure and parasitization by T. pennipes on the five-instar nymphs of N. viridula. We observed that the exposure to the parasitoid had effects on the development time of the five-instar nymphs and on the lifespan of the nymphs and the adults that emerged from them.
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Database assignments for author(s): Santolo Francati, Antonio Martini

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.
	Nezara viridula		Italy
Trichopoda pennipes (parasitoid)	Nezara viridula		Italy