First report of natural parasitism by Telenomus remus Nixon, 1937 on Spodoptera latifascia Walker, 1856 eggs in Puerto Rico: insights into spatial-temporal dynamics in a semiarid tropical region
Daiane Dalla Nora, Ricardo Rubin Balardin, Ana Paula G. S. Wengrat, Wesley Augusto C. Godoy, Jose Carlos Verle Rodrigues · 2026
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Daiane Dalla Nora and four co-authors report the first case of a wasp attacking the eggs of a crop pest moth in Puerto Rico, in a study published in two thousand twenty-five. The wasp, Telenomus remus, lays its eggs inside moth eggs and is used worldwide to control Spodoptera pests. The host here is Spodoptera latifascia. The team used scent traps to track both insects across a dry tropical area.
The kind of scent lure did not change catches or moth egg laying. Land pattern shaped each insect in its own way: more land patches went with more wasps. Rising heat cut moth and egg numbers, while damp air raised them. The find proves a settled wasp population on the island and maps when and where it meets its host.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Daiane Dalla Nora, Ricardo Rubin Balardin, Ana Paula G. S. Wengrat, Wesley Augusto C. Godoy, Jose Carlos Verle Rodrigues |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 50 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |