ABSTRACT
Tetrastichus giffardianus (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) was introduced in 1937 in São Paulo state, southeast Brazil, to control the medfly, Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae). In spite of its being mass reared and released in several farms at that time, there were no further reports about its occurrence in the country, giving rise to controversies about its establishment. This paper deals with the rediscovering of T. giffardianus, but in a region far from where it was released. The new findings are in northeast Brazil, where this species seems to be better adapted to the local conditions.
KEY WORDS
Tephritidae;
Ceratitis capitata
; parasitoid; biological control