Graciela Minardi

A new potential biological control agent—the interaction between the parasitoid fly Neobrachelia edessae (Diptera: Tachinidae) and the stink bug Edessa meditabunda (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)

Abstract Tachinid flies are natural enemies of adult hemipterans of the family Pentatomidae, which are considered pests of economically important crops. We evaluated the performance of Neobrachelia edessae Townsend (Diptera: Tachinidae), a Neotropical parasitoid fly of the stink...