Environmental Entomology (1989) 18, 328-333

P. Glynn Tillman and James R. Cate (1989)
Six new hosts of Bracon mellitor (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), with a review of recorded hosts
Environmental Entomology 18 (2), 328-333
Abstract: A complete list of hosts of Bracon mellitor Say is presented. Six new hosts, Acontia cretata (Grote and Robinson), Anthonomus heterothecae Pierce, Phaneta mormonensis (Heinrich), Thyraylia bunteana Robinson, Mimoschinia rufofascialis (Stephens), and Schinia mitis (Grote) were discovered. Overwintering fifth instars of B. mellitor were found in only three plant species, Datura stramonium L., Grindelia squarrosa (Pursh) Dunal, and Heterotheca latifolia Buckley.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
general biology - morphology - evolution
environment/habitat manipulation

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Anarsia lineatella		U.S.A. (SW)
	Ostrinia nubilalis	Maize/corn (Zea mays)	Canada (east)
	Anthonomus grandis	Cotton (Gossypium)	U.S.A. (mid S)
	Grapholita molesta		Canada (east)
	Hypera nigrirostris	Clover (Trifolium)	U.S.A. (NE)
	Cylas formicarius	Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)	U.S.A. (mid S)
	Helicoverpa zea		U.S.A. (mid S)
	Elasmopalpus lignosellus	Soybean (Glycine max)	U.S.A. (SE)
	Apomyelois ceratoniae		U.S.A. (Hawaii)
	Rhyacionia frustrana	Pine (Pinus)	U.S.A. (NE)
	Pectinophora gossypiella	Cotton (Gossypium)	U.S.A. (Hawaii)
	Acrobasis vaccinii	Blueberry/cranberry (Vaccinium)	U.S.A. (NE)
	Cryptophlebia illepida		U.S.A. (Hawaii)
	Smicronyx fulvus	Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)	U.S.A. (mid N)
	Chalcodermus aeneus		U.S.A. (SE)
	Homoeosoma electellum	Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)	U.S.A. (mid N)
	Anthonomus signatus	Strawberry (Fragaria)	U.S.A. (NE)
	Conotrachelus nenuphar		U.S.A. (NE)
	Anthonomus eugenii	Green pepper/chilli (Capsicum)	U.S.A. (mid S)
	Craponius inaequalis	Grapevine (Vitis)	U.S.A. (NE)
	Plagiomimicus spumosum	Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)	U.S.A. (mid N)
	Ancylis comptana	Strawberry (Fragaria)	U.S.A. (NE)
Bracon mellitor (parasitoid)	Anarsia lineatella		U.S.A. (SW)
Bracon mellitor (parasitoid)	Ostrinia nubilalis	Maize/corn (Zea mays)	Canada (east)
Bracon mellitor (parasitoid)	Anthonomus grandis	Cotton (Gossypium)	U.S.A. (mid S)
Bracon mellitor (parasitoid)	Grapholita molesta		Canada (east)
Bracon mellitor (parasitoid)	Hypera nigrirostris	Clover (Trifolium)	U.S.A. (NE)
Bracon mellitor (parasitoid)	Cylas formicarius	Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)	U.S.A. (mid S)
Bracon mellitor (parasitoid)	Helicoverpa zea		U.S.A. (mid S)
Bracon mellitor (parasitoid)	Elasmopalpus lignosellus	Soybean (Glycine max)	U.S.A. (SE)
Bracon mellitor (parasitoid)	Apomyelois ceratoniae		U.S.A. (Hawaii)
Bracon mellitor (parasitoid)	Rhyacionia frustrana	Pine (Pinus)	U.S.A. (NE)
Bracon mellitor (parasitoid)	Pectinophora gossypiella	Cotton (Gossypium)	U.S.A. (Hawaii)
Bracon mellitor (parasitoid)	Acrobasis vaccinii	Blueberry/cranberry (Vaccinium)	U.S.A. (NE)
Bracon mellitor (parasitoid)	Cryptophlebia illepida		U.S.A. (Hawaii)
Bracon mellitor (parasitoid)	Smicronyx fulvus	Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)	U.S.A. (mid N)
Bracon mellitor (parasitoid)	Chalcodermus aeneus		U.S.A. (SE)
Bracon mellitor (parasitoid)	Homoeosoma electellum	Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)	U.S.A. (mid N)
Bracon mellitor (parasitoid)	Anthonomus signatus	Strawberry (Fragaria)	U.S.A. (NE)
Bracon mellitor (parasitoid)	Conotrachelus nenuphar		U.S.A. (NE)
Bracon mellitor (parasitoid)	Anthonomus eugenii	Green pepper/chilli (Capsicum)	U.S.A. (mid S)
Bracon mellitor (parasitoid)	Craponius inaequalis	Grapevine (Vitis)	U.S.A. (NE)
Bracon mellitor (parasitoid)	Plagiomimicus spumosum	Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)	U.S.A. (mid N)
Bracon mellitor (parasitoid)	Ancylis comptana	Strawberry (Fragaria)	U.S.A. (NE)