Occurrence of Lysiphlebus testaceipes parasitizing Aphis gossypii in watermelon in the State of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Ocorrência de Lysiphlebus testaceipes parasitando Aphis gossypii em melancia, no Estado do Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil

Occurrence of Lysiphlebus testaceipes parasitizing Aphis gossypii in watermelon in the State of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Ocorrência de Lysiphlebus testaceipes parasitando Aphis gossypii em melancia, no Estado do Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil

This is the first report of the parasitoid Lysiphlebus testaceipes (Cresson) as a biological control agent of the aphid Aphis gossypii Glover in watermelon crop in Vale do Açu, RN. It was observed that near the harvest, almost all collected aphids were mummified, and after analyzing the emerged para...

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Main Authors: Luciano Pacelli Medeiros Macedo, Edmondson Reginaldo Moura Filho, Adriano Soares Carvalho, Carlos Eduardo Souza Bezerra, Luís Cláudio Paterno Silveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2010-09-01
Series:Ciência Rural
Subjects:
afídeo
controle biológico
Citrullus lanatus
inseto-praga
aphid
biological control
insects pest
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