Abstract
A simple method was developed to collect large numbers of the egg-larval parasite,Biosteres oophilus Fullaway for inoculative and inundative releases to enhance biological control of tephritid fruit flies. Whole papaya fruits,Carica sp., infested in the laboratory by the oriental fruit fly,Dacus dorsalis Hendel, were exposed to the parasite in the field. The flies and parasites in the fruits were reared through to adults in the laboratory. The simplicity of the method required only the labor of one person to collect large numbers ofB. oophilus of uniform age. In addition, the method can be used as a survey tool to collect other species of parasites and to determine their spatial and seasonal distribution in the field.
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On a mis au point une méthode simple pour récolter de grands nombres du parasite ovolarvaire,Biosteres oophilus Fullaway en vue de lâchers inoculatifs ou inondatifs pour améliorer la lutte biologique contre les mouches des fruits. Des papayes entières,Carica sp., infestées en laboratoire par la mouche des fruits orientale,Dacus dorsalis Hendel sont exposées au parasite dans la nature. Les mouches et les parasites sont élevés en laboratoire jusqu'à la formation des adultes. Avec cette méthode simple il suffit d'une personne pour obtenir de grands nombres deB. oophilus au même âge. En plus, la méthode peut être employée comme système de surveillance pour récolter d'autres espèces de parasites et pour déterminer leur distribution spatiale et saisonnière.
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Harris, E.J., Okamoto, R.Y. Description and evaluation of a simple method for the collection of the parasiteBiosteres oophilus [Hym.: Braconidae] . Entomophaga 28, 241–243 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02372174
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