RECORD OF Trichogramma (HYMENOPTERA: TRICHOGRAMMATIDAE) SPECIES ON Erinnyis ello LINNAEUS (LEPIDOPTERA: SPHINGIDAE) EGGS IN MATO GROSSO DO SUL STATE, BRAZIL

Authors

  • Harley Nonato de Oliveira Embrapa Agropecuária Oeste
  • Sérgio Arce Gomez Embrapa Agropecuária Oeste
  • Vanessa Silva Rohden Embrapa Agropecuária Oeste
  • Carla Cristian Marques Arce Embrapa Agropecuária Oeste
  • Marcela Marcelino Duarte Embrapa Agropecuária Oeste

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/pat.v40i3.6453

Keywords:

Biological control, cassava hornworm, agriculture

Abstract

Erinnyis ello (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) is one of the main cassava crop pests and, among its natural enemies, the egg parasitoid Trichogramma (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) is the most important. This research records the occurrence of Trichogramma manicobai, Trichogramma marandobai, and Trichogramma pretiosum on E. ello eggs found in cassava crops, in Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil.

KEY-WORDS: Biological control; cassava hornworm; agriculture.

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Author Biographies

  • Harley Nonato de Oliveira, Embrapa Agropecuária Oeste

    Setor Pesquisa

    Entomologia/Controle Biológico

  • Sérgio Arce Gomez, Embrapa Agropecuária Oeste

    Setor Pesquisa

    Entomologia/Controle Biológico

  • Vanessa Silva Rohden, Embrapa Agropecuária Oeste

    Setor Pesquisa

    Entomologia/Controle Biológico

  • Carla Cristian Marques Arce, Embrapa Agropecuária Oeste

    Setor Pesquisa

    Entomologia/Controle Biológico

  • Marcela Marcelino Duarte, Embrapa Agropecuária Oeste

    Setor Pesquisa

    Entomologia/Controle Biológico

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Published

2010-10-07

Issue

v. 40, n. 3, Jul./Sep. 2010

Section

Scientific Note

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How to Cite

OLIVEIRA, H. N. DE et al. RECORD OF Trichogramma (HYMENOPTERA: TRICHOGRAMMATIDAE) SPECIES ON Erinnyis ello LINNAEUS (LEPIDOPTERA: SPHINGIDAE) EGGS IN MATO GROSSO DO SUL STATE, BRAZIL. Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical [Agricultural Research in the Tropics], v. 40, n. 3, p. 378–379, 7 Oct.2010.