Occurrence of Brachymeria podagrica (Fabricius) (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae) as parasitoid of díptera collected in different substrata in Itumbiara, South of Goiás, Brazil

This work aimed to study the prevalence of parasitism of the parasitoid Brachymeria podagrica in Itumbiara, Goiás, using five different substrata: cattle kidneys, human feces, viscera of chicken, fish and cattle liver. The pupae were obtained by the flotation method. They were individually placed in gelatin capsules until the emergency of the adult flies or their parasitoids. The prevalence of parasitism was of 13.8%.

biocontrol; flies; natural enemy; hosts