Aphids are worldwide pests, and in South America, they harm many crops including winter
cereals. In the 1970s, the rapid expansion of the wheat crop area in the subtropical region of …

This study evaluated the parasitoid-aphid-plant associations in Brazil with the objective of
developing a useful research database for further studies of aphid parasitoid ecology and …

Banker plants with Aphidius colemani were tested in greenhouse for control of Myzus
persicae on arugula and sweet pepper crops and compared to inoculative releases of …

It is well known that increasing the ambient temperature increases the metabolic rate and
consequently, the foraging rate of most insects. However, temperature experienced during …

Aphidius colemani (Viereck) was reported in Brazil before the Biological Control Program of
Wheat Aphids (BCPWA) when Mediterranean genotypes were introduced from France and …

The control of Aphis gossypii Glover (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on okra Abelmoschus
esculentus (L.)(Malvaceae) consist primarily in the use of insecticides, due to the lack of …

Aphid parasitoids are common in Brazilian wheat fields, and parasitize aphids at the wheat
tillering stage. However, there is little information available about when this natural enemy …

In the 1970s, cereal aphids populations (specially Metopolophium dirhodum) were out of
balance in the subtropical region of South America and a successful biological control …

Os parasitóides Lysiphlebus testaceipes (Cresson) e Aphidius colemani Viereck
desempenham importante papel na regulação das populações de afídeos que atacam …

Aphidius colemani Viereck está entre os principais inimigos naturais utilizados no controle
biológico de Aphis gossypii Glover. Os objetivos deste trabalho foram avaliar o …