Open AccessFirst record in Belgium of Trissolcus basalis (Hymenoptera, Scelionidae), an egg parasitoid of economically important stink bugs (Hemiptera, Pentatomidae)
Author(s) -
Olivier Hendrik Berteloot,
Lore Vervaet,
Huayan Chen,
Elijah J. Talamas,
Thomas Van Leeuwen,
Patrick De Clercq
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
belgian journal of zoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 2295-0451
pISSN - 0777-6276
DOI - 10.26496/bjz.2021.90
Subject(s) - scelionidae , pentatomidae , nezara viridula , biology , parasitoid , hemiptera , hymenoptera , heteroptera , dna barcoding , tachinidae , zoology , botany
The scelionid parasitoid Trissolcus basalis (Wollaston,1858) has been detected in Belgium for the first time based on specimens reared from a parasitized egg mass of Nezara viridula (Linnaeus,1758) collected in an urban garden at Sint-Amandsberg, Ghent. Identification was based on adult morphology and DNA barcoding. This is presently believed to be the northernmost record in Europe of T. basalis and could be the consequence of a northward expansion of this species due to climate change. This first record may be of economic importance for the biological control of stink bug pests in Belgian vegetable and fruit production.