Neotropical Entomology (2005) 34, 137-138

José R. Valério and Marlene C.M. Oliveira (2005)
Parasitismo de ovos de cigarrinhas-das-pastagens (Homoptera: Cercopidae) pelo microhimenóptero Anagrus urichi pickles (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) na região de Campo Grande, MS
[Parasitism of spittlebug eggs (Homoptera: Cercopidae) by the microhymenopteran Anagrus urichi pickles (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) in Campo Grande, MS, Brazil]
Neotropical Entomology 34 (1), 137-138
Abstract: Egg parasitism by the microhymenopteran Anagrus urichi Pickles was found on samples of spittlebug eggs collected in Brachiaria decumbens pasture. It is the first record of spittlebug egg parasitism for the State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. The rate of 10.4% of parasitism was observed in 1688 spittlebug eggs, comprising seven samples. On average, 4.7 wasps emerged from each parasitized egg. Thirteen percent of parasitism were observed when 100 eggs of the spittlebug Notozulia entreriana (Berg), obtained in the laboratory, were exposed to eight of these parasitoids. It is anticipated the possibility of mass rearing A. urichi.
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Database assignments for author(s): José Raul Valério

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.
	Notozulia entreriana	Urochloa (crop)‎	Brazil (south)
Anagrus urichi (parasitoid)	Notozulia entreriana	Urochloa (crop)‎	Brazil (south)