Revista Brasileira de Entomologia (2013) 57, 236-237

Bruna M. Favetti, Diones Krinski, Alessandra R. Butnariu and Marta S. Loiácono (2013)
Egg parasitoids of Edessa meditabunda (Fabricius) (Pentatomidae) in lettuce crop
Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 57 (2), 236-237
Abstract: Egg parasitoids of Edessa meditabunda (Fabricius) (Pentatomidae) in lettuce crop. This study evaluated the occurrence of parasitoids in eggs of the stink bug, Edessa meditabunda (Fabricius, 1794) (Heteroptera, Pentatomidae) found on lettuce crop in Mato Grosso State, Brazil. Samples were collected in the vegetable garden "Cheiro Verde", in the municipality of Tangará da Serra, in curly lettuce. A bed of lettuce was selected randomly, where the eggs of E. meditabunda were collected. Five-hundred and seventy eight eggs of E. meditabunda were collected, 86.3% of them parasitized by Telenomus podisi Ashmead, 1893 (Hymenoptera, Platygastridae), Trissolcus urichi Crawford, 1913 (Hymenoptera, Platygastridae) and Neorileya albipes Girault, 1913 (Hymenoptera, Eurytomidae), representing respectively 57.0%, 38.2% and 4.8% of the emerged individuals. This is the first record of these three species parasitizing eggs of E. meditabunda in lettuce.
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Database assignments for author(s): Bruna M. Favetti, Diones Krinski

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

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Edessa meditabunda	Lettuce (Lactuca)	Brazil (NW)
Telenomus podisi (parasitoid)	Edessa meditabunda	Lettuce (Lactuca)	Brazil (NW)
Trissolcus urichi (parasitoid)	Edessa meditabunda	Lettuce (Lactuca)	Brazil (NW)
Neorileya albipes (parasitoid)	Edessa meditabunda	Lettuce (Lactuca)	Brazil (NW)