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Parasitoids of medfly, Ceratitis capitata, and related tephritids in Kenyan coffee: a predominantly koinobiont assemblage

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

R.A. Wharton ,
M.K. Trostle ,
R.H. Messing ,
R.S. Copeland ,
S.W. Kimani-Njogu ,
S. Lux ,
W.A. Overholt ,
S. Mohamed  and
J. Sivinski
R.A. Wharton*
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
M.K. Trostle
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
R.H. Messing
Affiliation:
University of Hawaii, Kauai Agricultural Research Center, 7370-A Kuamoo Road, Kapaa, Kauai, HI 96746, USA
R.S. Copeland
Affiliation:
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), PO Box 30772, Nairobi, Kenya:
S.W. Kimani-Njogu
Affiliation:
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), PO Box 30772, Nairobi, Kenya:
S. Lux
Affiliation:
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), PO Box 30772, Nairobi, Kenya:
W.A. Overholt
Affiliation:
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), PO Box 30772, Nairobi, Kenya:
S. Mohamed
Affiliation:
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), PO Box 30772, Nairobi, Kenya:
J. Sivinski
Affiliation:
Center for Medical Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology, USDA–ARS, Gainesville, FL 32604, USA
*
*Fax: (979) 847 8668 E-mail: rawbaw2@acs.tamu.edu
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Abstract

Arabica coffee was sampled from two sites in the central highlands of Kenya (Rurima, Ruiru) and one site on the western side of the Rift Valley (Koru). Three species of ceratitidine Tephritidae, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann), C. rosaKarsch and Trirhithrum coffeae Bezzi, were reared from sites in the central highlands, and an additional species, C. anonae Graham, was recovered from the western-most site. Ten species of parasitic Hymenoptera were reared from these tephritids. The parasitoid assemblage was dominated by koinobionts. Eight of the species are koinobiont endoparasitoids, but only one idiobiont larval ectoparasitoid was reared, and only one idiobiont pupal endoparasitoid. The effects of sampling bias on determination of parasitoid assemblage size associated with concealed hosts are discussed. The potential for use of these parasitoids in biological control is also discussed. Most of the parasitoid species recovered during this study are capable of developing on C. capitata, while several also attack C. rosa. Both flies are notorious pests of tropical and subtropical fruits.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 90 , Issue 6 , December 2000 , pp. 517 - 526
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2000

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