ABSTRACT
This study reports, for the first time, the occurrence of Pachycrepoideus vindemmiae (Rondani) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) as a parasitoid of Ornidia obesa Fabricius (Diptera: Syrphidae) found in chicken dung in Itumbiara, Goiás, Brazil. Manure samples, collected at 2-week intervals, were taken to the laboratory and the pupae were extracted by water flotation. Each pupa was placed in capsules of colorless gelatin until the emergence of flies or their parasitoids. The parasitism percentage was 9%.
KEY WORDS
Chicken dung; first occurrence; natural enemy; biocontrol; Goiás