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Ovruski, Sérgio M.; Aluja, Martı́n; Sivinski, John; Wharton, Robert A.

doi:10.1023/a:1009652431251

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“…The presence of eggs and larvae of D. areolatus in the interior of eggs and recently hatched A. obliqua larvae represent a novel finding within the native parasitoid guild that attack fruit flies in the Neotropics, because there have been no previous reports of any native parasitoid covering this ecological niche (López et al 1999, Ovruski et al 2000.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In Mexico, D. areolatus has been reported to be closely associated with A. obliqua in fruit hosts of the genus Spondias (López et al 1999, Ovruski et al 2000, which most likely is favored by the presence of semiochemicals that could allow it to attack early stages of A. obliqua (eggs and recently hatched larvae). This scenario seems similar to that of F. arisanus, which detects marking pheromones and kairomones that emanate from the eggs of its host or from the interaction of the fruit and the host egg (Rousse et al 2005, Pérez et al 2013.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The genus Doryctobracon constitutes 27% of the parasitoid species and shares a closely related evolutionary history with Anastrepha (López et al 1999, Ovruski et al 2000.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Another smaller group of Anastrepha parasitoids are pupal idiobionts that attack their hosts when they are in the soil and is represented by five species within the genera Coptera and Trichopria (Diapriidae) and three polyphagous species, Pachycrepoideus vindemiae (Rondani), Spalangia cameroni Perkins, and S. endius Walker (Pteromalidae) (Ovruski et al 2000). The parasitoid guild of Anastrepha spp.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…D. areolatus has been reported as a solitary koinobiont endoparasitoid that attacks third instar larvae of Anastrepha spp., both in native and exotic commercial fruits, with a wide distribution from Florida to Argentina (Hernández-Ortiz et al 1994, López et al 1999, Ovruski et al 2000). This species frequently shows field dominance among concurrent parasitoid species attacking Anastrepha spp.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Doryctobracon areolatus (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) a parasitoid of early developmental stages of Anastrepha obliqua (Diptera, Tephritidae)

Cuevas¹,

Cabrera-Mireles²,

Barrera³

et al. 2015

JHR

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Natural parasitism of Doryctobracon areolatus (Szépligeti) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on various development stages of Anastrepha obliqua (Macquart) (Diptera: Tephritidae) attacking Spondias mombin L. fruits was studied under field conditions. We collected 120 fruits of S. mombin from which we got 495 A. obliqua larvae of different instars. A total of 88% of these larvae were parasitized. Within the parasitized cohort, the first-instar of D. areolatus was frequently detected in all 3 larval stages (L1 = 94.3%, L2 = 98.1%, and L3 = 100%), and the rest (i.e., L1 = 5.7%, L2 = 1.8%) corresponded to the presence of eggs. In fruits with controlled infestation and cage-induced parasitism under field conditions, D. areolatus oviposited in mature eggs and recently hatched larvae of A. obliqua with comparable frequencies. Seven preimaginal stages of D. areolatus were observed during their development, which was completed in 27 days. It is concluded that D. areolatus has the capacity to oviposit in embryo eggs and neonate larvae of A. obliqua and that its first-instar larvae (with three distinct sizes) are capable of synchronizing their development with the development of the host larvae. This finding represents the first report of a native parasitoid attacking eggs or neonate larvae of a tephritid in the Neotropics. The implications of this finding are discussed within the context of the competitive interactions of this species with other parasitoid species under sympatric conditions, as well as the relevance for developing laboratory rearing methods for biological control purposes.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The genus Doryctobracon constitutes 27% of the parasitoid species and shares a closely related evolutionary history with Anastrepha (López et al 1999, Ovruski et al 2000.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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