The kudzu bug, Megacopta cribraria (F.) (Heteroptera: Plataspidae), is an invasive insect pest introduced from Asia in 2009 that poses a threat to soybeans (Glycine max [L.] Merr. [Fabales: Fabaceae]) and other legume crops in the United States. Initially discovered in Georgia, M. cribraria rapidly expanded across the southeast until 2014 when a significant decline in its population was observe...

I investigated mechanisms of parasitoid coexistence in a spatially structured host–multiparasitoid community (harlequin bugs [Murgantia histrionica] and two specialist parasitoids [Trissolcus murgantiae and Ooencyrtus johnsonii ]). I tested both local and metapopulation hypotheses. The local hypothesis, intraguild predation, predicts coexistence if the inferior larval competitor is superior at ...

Eight species of parasitic wasps were bred from various stages of five species of hesperiids viz. Thoressa evershedi (Evans), Pelopidas mathias (Fabricius), Udaspes folus (Cramer), Borbo cinnara (Wallace) and Caltoris sp. inhabiting Western Ghats, Kerala, India. One new species, Dolichogenidea kunhi Gupta & Kalesh, is described and illustrated from Kerala, India, and its relationship with close...

In the Atlas cedar forests located on northern massifs of Blidean and at eastern extension Saharan Atlas, 79 egg batches processionary moth Thaumetopoea pityocampa (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) were collected during summer period from two sites: Chrea National park (46), Ouled Yagoub forest (33). To assess effect characteristics parasitism, eggs monitored after hatching larvae and/or emerg...

The insect egg parasitoid is a potential agent of biological control for pest, especially concerning the development technology alternative pest control. existing species parasitoids in rice agroecosystems needs known their use as an effective and efficient. research aimed to determine diversity, dominance, parasitization levels based on plant growth. location sampling were done Matangkuli Syam...