Abstract

ESTRADA A, Germán Darío  and  SOTO G, Alberto. FIDIOBIA SP. (HYMENOPTERA: PLATIASTRIDAE) PARASITISM ON COMPSUS SP. (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE). Bol. Cient. Mus. Hist. Nat. Univ. Caldas [online]. 2011, vol.15, n.2, pp.201-205. ISSN 0123-3068.

Compsus sp. is an important pest associated to citrus cultivation because of the damage it causes to plants. The aim of this study was to evaluate parasitism exerted by Fidiobia sp. on Compsus sp. positions on field conditions and determine the population fluctuation of the pest

Keywords : citrus weevil; parasitoid; biological control; citrus.

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