Editorial Type:
Article Category: Research Article
| Online Publication Date: 01 Jul 1998
Survey of Parasitoids of the European Corn Borer (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Southwestern Kentucky
Survey of Parasitoids of the European Corn Borer (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Southwestern Kentucky
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The European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), is a major maize pest throughout the maize-growing regions of the U.S. A survey was conducted to determine the parasitoids of European corn borer in southwestern Kentucky, the major maize producing region in the state. Two species, Lixophaga variabilis (Coquillett) (Diptera: Tachinidae) and Eriobus terebrans Gravenhorst (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), were found. The most abundant species was the native L. variabilis. Only one E. terebrans was collected.
Keywords:
Ostrinia nubilalis
; parasitoid; Tachinidae; Ichneumonidae
Copyright: © 1998 Georgia Entomological Society, Inc.
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2CES—Natural Resources, P.O. Box 3468, Monticello, AR 71656.
3Research and Education Center, P.O. Box 469, Princeton, KY 42445-0469.
Received: 24 Mar 1996
Accepted: 21 Apr 1998