Most reports published in the field of forensic entomology are focused on Diptera and neglect the Hymenoptera community. However, Hymenoptera are part of the entomofaunal colonization of a dead body. The use of Hymenoptera parasitoids in forensic entomology can be relevant to evaluate the time of death. Hymenoptera parasitoids of the larvae and pupae of flies may play an important role in the e...

Predatory syrphid larvae feed on relatively immobile prey, but here we report the first case (as far as we are aware) of obligatory predation on very mobile prey. Larvae of an undescribed species of Ocyptamus (Diptera: Syrphidae) were found in whitefly (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) aggregations on the undersides of citrus leaves. However, instead of preying on the whitefly nymphs (as would be expect...

Knowledge of the distribution and abundance resident parasitoid species Drosophila flies constitutes an important base for developing implementing a biological control program suzukii (Matsumura) (Diptera: Drosophilidae), invasive pest that attacks ripening thin-skinned wild cultivated berries stone fruits. For this purpose, field survey was conducted to identify community associated with D. in...

Odontosema anastrephae Borgmeier is a figitid parasitoid of Anastrepha fruit fly larvae infesting fallen fruit. It is of potential use in biological control as a complement to parasitoids that attack larvae infesting fruit still on the tree and to parasitoids that can only oviposit into larvae near the surface of the fruit, because Odontosema pursues larvae deep within the pulp. A newly discove...

Abstract Current management strategy of the invasive fruit fly Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) (Diptera: Drosophilidae) exploits different tools but relies mainly on chemical control. In invaded areas, local natural enemy community mostly consists generalist pupal parasitoids unable to control pest efficiently. Conversely, in native area, there are more specialized sympatric larval attacking D. ...

گونه‌های Charipinae جمع آوری شده از هند، بازنگری و تغییراتی در تاکسونومی برخی گونه‌هایی که اخیراً این کشور توصیف شده‌اند پیشنهاد شد. تعداد معتبر آرایه هفت عدد است عبارتند Alloxysta brevis (Thomson, 1862)، A. consobrina (Zetterstedt, 1838)، nottoni Ferrer-Suay & Pujade-Villar, 2015، pleuralis (Cameron, 1879)، Phaenoglyphis indica 2013، P. longicornis (Hartig, 1840) villosa 1841). ochracea Bijoy R...