Parasitoids of medfly, Ceratitis capitata, and related tephritids in Kenyan coffee: a predominantly koinobiont assemblage
Arabica coffee was sampled from two sites in the central highlands of Kenya (Rurima, Ruiru) and one site on the western side of the Rift Valley (Koru). Three species of ceratitidine Tephritidae, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann), C. rosa Karsch and Trirhithrum coffeae Bezzi, were reared from sites in the central highlands, and an additional species, C. anonae Graham, was recovered from the western-most site. Ten species of parasitic Hymenoptera were reared from these tephritids. The parasitoid assemblage was dominated by koinobionts. Eight of the species are koinobiont endoparasitoids, but only one idiobiont larval ectoparasitoid was reared, and only one idiobiont pupal endoparasitoid. The effects of sampling bias on determination of parasitoid assemblage size associated with concealed hosts are discussed. The potential for use of these parasitoids in biological control is also discussed. Most of the parasitoid species recovered during this study are capable of developing on C. capitata, while several also attack C. rosa. Both flies are notorious pests of tropical and subtropical fruits.
Main Authors: | 131179 Wharton, R.A., 125618 Trostle, M.K., 93892 Messing, R.H., 58848 Copeland, R.S., 83054 Kimani Njogu, S.W., 88264 Lux, S., 102251 Overholt, W.A., 94831 Mohamed, S., 119610 Sivinski, J. |
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Format: | biblioteca |
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2000
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Subjects: | COFFEA, CERATITIS, CERATITIS CAPITATA, PARASITOIDES, CONTROL BIOLOGICO, INSECTOS DAÑINOS, PLAGAS DE PLANTAS, KENIA, |
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