Laboratory Rearing and Niche Resources of Pseudacteon spp. Coquillett (Diptera: Phoridae) Parasitoids of Solenopsis saevissima (Smith) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

<em>Solenopsis saevissima</em><span> (Smith) is associated with a group of nine </span><em>Pseudacteon</em><span> Coquillett species in Brazil.</span><em>Pseudacteon affinis</em><span> Borgmeier, </span><em>Pseudacteon den...

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Autores principales: Marcos Antônio Pesquero, Ana Paula de Almeida Vaz, Filipe Viegas de Arruda
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:633f481a352c4502886d2bc5e9e9c94c2021-12-02T12:34:29ZLaboratory Rearing and Niche Resources of Pseudacteon spp. Coquillett (Diptera: Phoridae) Parasitoids of Solenopsis saevissima (Smith) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)0361-652510.13102/sociobiology.v60i4.484-486https://doaj.org/article/633f481a352c4502886d2bc5e9e9c94c2014-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://periodicos.uefs.br/ojs/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/185https://doaj.org/toc/0361-6525<em>Solenopsis saevissima</em><span> (Smith) is associated with a group of nine </span><em>Pseudacteon</em><span> Coquillett species in Brazil.</span><em>Pseudacteon affinis</em><span> Borgmeier, </span><em>Pseudacteon dentiger</em><span> Borgmeier and </span><em>Pseudacteon disneyi</em><span> Pesquero were created in a laboratory from parasitized workers of </span><em>S. saevissima</em><span>. The other phorid species grew only until the pupa phase due to low temperature and humidity when kept in a climatic chamber. </span><em>Pseudacteon cultellatus</em><span> Borgmeier was more efficient than the other species, taking 12 days to kill the host workers. Similar to the group of phorid species parasitizing</span><em>Solenopsis invicta</em><span> Buren, the daily period of activity and body size are important factors to be considered in the use of these natural enemies in future programs of biological control of </span><em>S. saevissima</em><span>.</span>Marcos Antônio PesqueroAna Paula de Almeida VazFilipe Viegas de ArrudaUniversidade Estadual de Feira de Santanaarticlecommunitybiological controlfire antBrazilZoologyQL1-991EcologyQH540-549.5Natural history (General)QH1-278.5ENSociobiology, Vol 60, Iss 4, Pp 484-486 (2014)
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topic community
biological control
fire ant
Brazil
Zoology
QL1-991
Ecology
QH540-549.5
Natural history (General)
QH1-278.5
spellingShingle community
biological control
fire ant
Brazil
Zoology
QL1-991
Ecology
QH540-549.5
Natural history (General)
QH1-278.5
Marcos Antônio Pesquero
Ana Paula de Almeida Vaz
Filipe Viegas de Arruda
Laboratory Rearing and Niche Resources of Pseudacteon spp. Coquillett (Diptera: Phoridae) Parasitoids of Solenopsis saevissima (Smith) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
description <em>Solenopsis saevissima</em><span> (Smith) is associated with a group of nine </span><em>Pseudacteon</em><span> Coquillett species in Brazil.</span><em>Pseudacteon affinis</em><span> Borgmeier, </span><em>Pseudacteon dentiger</em><span> Borgmeier and </span><em>Pseudacteon disneyi</em><span> Pesquero were created in a laboratory from parasitized workers of </span><em>S. saevissima</em><span>. The other phorid species grew only until the pupa phase due to low temperature and humidity when kept in a climatic chamber. </span><em>Pseudacteon cultellatus</em><span> Borgmeier was more efficient than the other species, taking 12 days to kill the host workers. Similar to the group of phorid species parasitizing</span><em>Solenopsis invicta</em><span> Buren, the daily period of activity and body size are important factors to be considered in the use of these natural enemies in future programs of biological control of </span><em>S. saevissima</em><span>.</span>
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author Marcos Antônio Pesquero
Ana Paula de Almeida Vaz
Filipe Viegas de Arruda
author_facet Marcos Antônio Pesquero
Ana Paula de Almeida Vaz
Filipe Viegas de Arruda
author_sort Marcos Antônio Pesquero
title Laboratory Rearing and Niche Resources of Pseudacteon spp. Coquillett (Diptera: Phoridae) Parasitoids of Solenopsis saevissima (Smith) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
title_short Laboratory Rearing and Niche Resources of Pseudacteon spp. Coquillett (Diptera: Phoridae) Parasitoids of Solenopsis saevissima (Smith) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
title_full Laboratory Rearing and Niche Resources of Pseudacteon spp. Coquillett (Diptera: Phoridae) Parasitoids of Solenopsis saevissima (Smith) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
title_fullStr Laboratory Rearing and Niche Resources of Pseudacteon spp. Coquillett (Diptera: Phoridae) Parasitoids of Solenopsis saevissima (Smith) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
title_full_unstemmed Laboratory Rearing and Niche Resources of Pseudacteon spp. Coquillett (Diptera: Phoridae) Parasitoids of Solenopsis saevissima (Smith) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
title_sort laboratory rearing and niche resources of pseudacteon spp. coquillett (diptera: phoridae) parasitoids of solenopsis saevissima (smith) (hymenoptera: formicidae)
publisher Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana
publishDate 2014
url https://doaj.org/article/633f481a352c4502886d2bc5e9e9c94c
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