Florida Entomologist (2016) 99, 300-302

Glynn Tillman, Julia Gaskin, Dinku Endale, Carroll Johnson and Harry Schomberg (2016)
Parasitism of Megacopta cribraria (Hemiptera: Plataspidae) by Paratelenomus saccharalis (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae) in organic soybean plots in Georgia, USA
Florida Entomologist 99 (2), 300-302
Abstract: Megacopta cribraria (F.) (Hemiptera: Plataspidae) is a newly invasive, exotic pest of soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr.; Fabales: Fabaceae) in the southeastern United States. In 2013, the exotic egg parasitoid Paratelenomus saccharalis (Dodd) (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae) was discovered parasitizing eggs of this pest in kudzu (Pueraria montana var. lobata [Willd.] Maesen and S. Almeida; Fabales: Fabaceae) and soybean in 3 states in this region of the United States. We evaluated parasitism of M. cribraria egg masses by P. saccharalis in conventional tillage and no-till organic soybean experimental plots in 2013. Density of M. cribraria egg masses was significantly higher in conventional tillage soybean than in no-till soybean in weeks 2 through 5 for the 7 wk period M. cribraria egg masses were detected on soybean. Percentage of parasitism of M. cribraria egg masses by P. saccharalis was significantly higher in conventional tillage soybean (58.4%) than in no-till soybean (44.9%). In general, parasitism rates of egg masses were higher in conventional tillage soybean, where M. cribraria egg mass density was higher, than in no-till soybean.
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Database assignments for author(s): Glynn Tillman

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

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Megacopta cribraria	Soybean (Glycine max)	U.S.A. (SE)
Paratelenomus saccharalis (parasitoid)	Megacopta cribraria	Soybean (Glycine max)	U.S.A. (SE)