title: Parasitoids of Tuta absoluta (Meyrick, 1917) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) collected on tomato plants in lavras, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
abstract: The objective of this paper was to report on the occurrence of parasitoids of Tuta absoluta Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) on tomato plants, under greenhouse conditions, in Lavras County (21 degrees 14'43"S; 44 degrees 59'59"W), State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, from August 2001 to February 2002. Three groups of parasitoids were collected: 21 specimens of Bracon sp. (Braconidae), one specimen of Earinus sp. (Braconidae), and 13 specimens of Conura sp. (Chalcididae). The rate of parasitism for the three species was 4.2%, 0.2%, and 2.6%, respectively. This is the first reported occurrence of Earinus sp. parasitizing Tuta absoluta in Brazil.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Luterano de Ensino Superior de Itumbiara, ILES-ULBRA, Av. Beira Rio, 1001, C.P. 23-T, CEP 75500-000 Itumbiara, Goiás, Brazil. pesquisa.itb@ulbra.br
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Marchiori
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Lobo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D006927:Hymenoptera / Q000502:physiology*; D007915:Lepidoptera / Q000469:parasitology*; D018551:Solanum lycopersicum / Q000469:parasitology*; D010572:Pest Control, Biological