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PARASITOIDS OF ZAPRIONUS INDIANUS GUPTA (DIPTERA: DROSOPHILIDAE) COLLECTED IN ITUMBIARA, GOIÁS, BRAZIL

PARASITÓIDES DE ZAPRIONUS INDIANUS GUPTA (DIPTERA: DROSOPHILIDAE) COLETADOS EM ITUMBIARA, GOIÁS, BRASIL

ABSTRACT

The study surveyed the occurrence of parasitoids in pupae of Zaprionus indianus using traps with fruit baits in an urban area and wood, from March to November 2001, in Itumbiara, Goiás. Three groups of parasitoids were collected: 285 specimens of Pachycrepoideus vindemiae, 5 specimens of Spalangia endius and 3 specimens of Leptopilina boulardi. The rate of parasitism for the three species was 29.5%, 0.5% and 0.3%, respectively.

KEY WORDS:
Hymenoptera; Diptera; parasitoids; biocontrol.

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