Neochrysocharis formosa (Westwood) (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), a newly recorded parasitoid of the tomato moth, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), in Argentina
Neotrop. entomol
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40(3): 412-414, May-June 2011. tab
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ABSTRACT
We report the first record of Neochrysocharis formosa (Westwood) parasitizing larvae of the tomato moth, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick), in tomato crops in Northern Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Tomato moth larvae were sampled during four consecutive growing cycles, between 2003 and 2005, in 10 sites. Neochrysocharis formosa was present only in organic outdoor and protected crops, and predominantly during the late season. Parasitism rates varied from 1.5 percent to 5 percent. The finding of this species is a new record for Argentina and South America, and T. absoluta is a new host record.
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Solanum lycopersicum
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Hymenoptera
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Moths
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Argentina
Language:
English
Journal:
Neotrop. entomol
Journal subject:
Biology
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ZOOLOGIA
Year:
2011
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Article
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Project document
Affiliation country:
Argentina
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Australia
Institution/Affiliation country:
CSIRO Entomology/AU
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Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores/AR
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