Open AccessFirst report of Spalangia endius (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) associated with Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in berries and stone fruit crops from North Patagonian (Argentina)
Author(s) -
Carolina Belen Gomez Segade,
Silvina Alejandra Garrido,
Daniel Alejandro Aquino,
Juan C. Corley,
Liliana Cichón
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
revista de la sociedad entomológica argentina
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1851-7471
pISSN - 0373-5680
DOI - 10.25085/rsea.800209
Subject(s) - pteromalidae , drosophila suzukii , hymenoptera , drosophilidae , biology , parasitoid , pest analysis , drosophila (subgenus) , ecology , botany , drosophila melanogaster , genetics , gene
We report for the first time, the presence of parasitoid Spalangia endius Walker (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) in association with the invasive fly Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in the region of North Patagonia (Argentina). This finding is a contribution to the study of natural enemies of this major pest in berries and stonefruit crops. Briefly, we describe the diagnosis and prevalence of the parasitoid.