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1 March 2012 New Records of Species and Locations of Parasitoids of the Pepper Weevil in Mexico
Esteban Rodríguez-Leyva, J. Refugio Lomeli-Flores, Jorge M. Valdez-Carrasco, Robert W. Jones, Philip A. Stansly
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Abstract

The pepper weevil, Anthonomus eugenii Cano (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), is a key pest of cultivated peppers (Cepsicum spp.) in the southern United States, Mexico, Central America, and on some islands of the Caribbean. Control of the pest is difficult and dependant on insecticide, with no effective biological control program yet developed. New species and records of parasitoids collected from various localities within the probable regions of origin of the pepper weevil in Mexico are listed. In total, 102 parasitoid specimens of six genera were collected. Of these, Eupelmus cushmeni (Crawford) and Beryscepus hunteri (Crawford) were recorded for the first time as primary parasitoids of the pepper weevil. A key to identify the genera of hymenopteran parasitoids attacking pepper weevil is also presented.

Esteban Rodríguez-Leyva, J. Refugio Lomeli-Flores, Jorge M. Valdez-Carrasco, Robert W. Jones, and Philip A. Stansly "New Records of Species and Locations of Parasitoids of the Pepper Weevil in Mexico," Southwestern Entomologist 37(1), 73-83, (1 March 2012). https://doi.org/10.3958/059.037.0109
Published: 1 March 2012
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