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Parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) of Anastrepha Schiner (Diptera: Tephritidae) in the state of Acre, Brazil

This paper records the first parasitoids occurrence on Anastrepha Schiner fruit flies in the state of Acre, Brazil. In the Bujari County there occurred the braconids Opius bellus Gahan (72.5%), Doryctobracon areolatus (Szépligeti) (26.8%) e Utetes anastrephae (Viereck) (0.7%) associated with A. obliqua (Macquart) in tapereba fruits (Spondias mombin L.), with parasitism of 29.5%. In guajava fruits (Psidium guajava L.) at Rio Branco County, only D. areolatus on A. obliqua occurred, with parasitism of 2.7%.

Fruit flies; Parasitism; Tapereba; Guajava; Western Amazon


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