Six new hosts of Bracon mellitor (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), with a review of recorded hosts

A complete list of hosts of Bracon mellitor Say is presented. Six new hosts, Acontia cretata (Grote and Robinson), Anthonomus heterothecae Pierce, Phaneta mormonensis (Heinrich), Thyraylia bunteana Robinson, Mimoschinia rufofascialis (Stephens), and Schinia mitis (Grote) were discovered. Overwinteri...

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Published inEnvironmental entomology Vol. 18; no. 2
Main Authors Tillman, P.G. (Southern Field Crop Insect Management Laboratory, USDA, ARS, Stoneville, MS), Cate, J.R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.04.1989
Subjects
ANTHONOMUS
CONTROL BIOLOGICO
HYMENOPTERA
INSECTE NUISIBLE
INSECTOS DANINOS
LUTTE BIOLOGIQUE
PARASITE
PARASITOS
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Summary:A complete list of hosts of Bracon mellitor Say is presented. Six new hosts, Acontia cretata (Grote and Robinson), Anthonomus heterothecae Pierce, Phaneta mormonensis (Heinrich), Thyraylia bunteana Robinson, Mimoschinia rufofascialis (Stephens), and Schinia mitis (Grote) were discovered. Overwintering fifth instars of B. mellitor were found in only three plant species, Datura stramonium L., Grindelia squarrosa (Pursh) Dunal, and Heterotheca latifolia Buckley
Bibliography:H10
8932746
ISSN:0046-225X
1938-2936
DOI:10.1093/ee/18.2.328