Abstract

KONDO, TAKUMASA; WOOLLEY, JAMES B.  and  CAMPOS-PATINO, YENIFER. Report and diagnoses of Hambletonia pseudococcina Compere (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) and Pseudiastata sp. (Diptera: Drosophilidae): Natural enemies of Dysmicoccus brevipes (Cockerell) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Valle del Cauca, Colombia. rev.colomb.cienc.hortic. [online]. 2022, vol.16, n.1, e13160.  Epub Jan 14, 2023. ISSN 2011-2173.  https://doi.org/10.17584/rcch.2022v16i1.13160.

During a study carried out to determine the prevalence of mealybugs in pineapple (Ananas comosus) orchards conducted in the department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia, the parasitoid wasp Hambletonia pseudococcina Compere, 1936 (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) and the predatory fly Pseudiastata sp. (Diptera: Drosophilidae) were found in association with the pineapple mealybug Dysmicoccus brevipes (Cockerell, 1893) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae). These two natural enemies are briefly diagnosed and illustrated. This is the first record of the genus Pseudiastata in Colombia.

Keywords : Ananas comosus; biological control; endoparasitoid; odoriferous secretions; species diagnosis; taxonomy.

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