Parasitoids of Neoleucinodes elegantalis Gueneé (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in Ecuador

Resumen

Copidosoma sp. (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), Lyxophaga sp. (Diptera: Tachinidae), Bracon sp. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and Chelonus sp. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) are reported for the first time infecting pupae of the fruit borer Neoleucinodes elegan-talis (Gueneé) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) from Solanum quitoense and Solanum betaceum in Ecuador. Determining the natural enemies in Ecuador useful in sustainable biological control strategies for integrated management of N. elegantalis in fruit crops.