Parasitoids of Ophyra aenescens (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Muscidae): fly of medical-sanitary importance collected in State of Goiás, Brazil

Autor: Marchiori Carlos H., Pereira Luiz A., Silva Filho Otacilio M., Ribeiro Lalyne C.S., Borges Vanessa R.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2003
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Zdroj: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 36, Iss 5, Pp 629-631 (2003)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0037-8682
1678-9849
Popis: The objective of the study was to report the first occurrence of the parasitoid Brachymeria podagrica in pupae of Ophyra aenescens, a fly of medical-sanitary importance. Human feces was used as bait to collect the insects. In the study 20 pupae of Ophyra aenescens (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Muscidae) were obtained, of which 20% of the total yielded the parasitoid Brachymeria podagrica (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae).
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