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This work reports the first occurrence of parasitoid
The Cerrado biome is located in three of the largest hydrographic basins in South America, (Tocantins-Araguaia, São Francisco and Prata), which, in a way, favors its biodiversity (Magalhães 2021) .The Cerrado is the second largest biome in South America and the second largest biome in Brazil, comprising about 22% of the Brazilian territory. It is characterized by being a savannah region, extending for about 200 million square kilometers
The genus
Parasitoids are organisms that cause the death of their hosts to complete their development and act as parasites only in the larval stage, when they develop in only one host, with adults having a free life. Parasitoids are important regulators of insect populations and stand out as the main group of natural enemies in agricultural systems. Are dispersed in several families of insects and their adaptation to the parasitic mode of life is more diverse and abundant in Hymenoptera
The main objective of the study was to describe the first report of
The study was conducted in a wooded area of the Park of the mountain range of Caldas Novas State of Goiás, located in the vicinity of the city of Caldas Novas, State of Goiás (18º25´S – 49º13´W), Midwest region, Brazil (
Human feces, fish, bovine liver, and chicken served as bait for attracting the flies. Sixteen traps were used, spaced two meters apart. These were hung on trees at a height of one meter above the ground. Four traps were utilized for each type of bait. The collected insects were taken to the laboratory, sacrificed using ethyl ether and kept in 70% alcohol for further identification. The baits were removed from the traps and placed in plastic containers with a layer of sand to form the substratum for the larvae to pupate in. The sand was then sifted to collect the pupae. These were then placed individually in gelatin capsules (00 number) and kept until the emergence of the flies or their parasitoids.
The experiment was carried out fortnightly in the period From March to December 2015.
The total percentage parasitism was calculated by means of the number of pupae parasitized, divided by the total number of pupae collected, and multiplied by 100.
In March 2009, 11 pupae were obtained from
As the use of chemicals in insect control pest can cause damage to the environment and human health, the search for effective natural enemies may be a viable alternative to a control program.
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