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Ichneumonids (Hymenoptera) and Tachinid Flies (Diptera) Associated to Leptidopterans in Soybean Crops

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  • Angélica Massarolli
  • Ana Regina Lucena Hoffmann
  • Bruna Magda Favetti
  • Alessandra Regina Butnariu

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Studies on natural enemies are important to find new species and to develop management strategies to preserve them to help control pests in biological control programs. For the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, which comprises the Amazon, Cerrado, and Pantanal biomes, few studies have been conducted on the diversity of these parasitoids, possible endemic and/or new species, as well as their potential as natural enemies. Thus, the present study was aimed at describing the diversity of parasitoids of the families Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) and Tachinidae (Diptera) associated with pest lepidopterans in soybean crops. Weekly sampling of pest lepidopterans was carried out during four soybean seasons (2009/2010, 2010/2011, 2011/2012 and 2012/2013). Parasitoid larvae were observed in the main lepidopteran pest species of soybean during the four soybean seasons. Three genera of the Ichneumonidae family, belonging to the genera Microcharops Roman, Ophionellus Westwood, and Podogaster Brullé. Six genera of the Tachinidae family occur in the state of Mato Grosso in soybean fields. The following genera were recorded- Archytas spp. Jaennicke, Phorocera spp. Robineau-Desvoidy, Gymnocarcelia spp. Townsend, Lespesia spp. Robineau-Desvoidy, Eucelatoria spp. Townsend, Chetogena spp. Rondani. These parasitoids were found parasitizing caterpillars of the Noctuidae (Lepidoptera), in species that had not yet been reported as hosts for the Neotropical region. Further studies are needed on the beneficial entomofauna and their preservation in agricultural environments.

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  • Angélica Massarolli & Ana Regina Lucena Hoffmann & Bruna Magda Favetti & Alessandra Regina Butnariu, 2018. "Ichneumonids (Hymenoptera) and Tachinid Flies (Diptera) Associated to Leptidopterans in Soybean Crops," Journal of Agricultural Science, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 10(7), pages 167-167, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibn:jasjnl:v:10:y:2018:i:7:p:167
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    1. Sabrosky, Curtis W., 1981. "A Partial Revision of the Genus Eucelatoria (Diptera, Tachinidae), Including Important Parasites of Heliothis," Technical Bulletins 157681, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
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