Evidence of the establishment of Cotesia flavipes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in continental Africa

Cotesia flavipes Cameron has been released several times in Africa for biological control of gramineous stem borers. Establishment has been reported on the Indian Ocean islands of Mauritius, Réunion and Madagascar, however, several attempts to introduce C. flavipes into continental Africa are report...

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Published in:Bulletin of entomological research 1995-12, Vol.85 (4), p.525-530
Main Authors: Omwega, C.O., Kimani, S.W., Overholt, W.A., Ogol, C.K.P.O.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Biological control
Braconidae
Control
Cotesia flavipes
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Hymenoptera
Laboratorium voor Entomologie
Laboratory of Entomology
Original Articles
PE&RC
Phytopathology. Animal pests. Plant and forest protection
Protozoa. Invertebrates
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Summary:Cotesia flavipes Cameron has been released several times in Africa for biological control of gramineous stem borers. Establishment has been reported on the Indian Ocean islands of Mauritius, Réunion and Madagascar, however, several attempts to introduce C. flavipes into continental Africa are reported to have failed. Recently, several cocoon masses of C. flavipes were recovered from south-western Kenya where the parasitoid was never released. Identifications of the parasitoids from south-western Kenya were based on morphological characters, allozyme frequencies, and mating experiments with laboratory populations of C. flavipes. It is hypothesized that C. flavipes became established from individuals escaping from a laboratory colony maintained in south-western Kenya in 1991.
ISSN:0007-4853
1475-2670
DOI:10.1017/S0007485300033022