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Survey of natural enemies of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), in Cascavel region, PR, Brazil

A survey of the natural enemies of S. frugiperda larvae was done during the years of 1992/93 and 94/95, in Cascavel region, Parana State. The most frequent parasitoids were Campoletis sp. (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), which reached 47.0% of parasitism and Archytas marmoratus (Diptera: Tachinidae), which reached 15.4%. Of all Baculovirus found, 10.8% were NPV (nuclear polihedrosis virus) and only 1% was GV (granulosis virus).

Insecta; parasitoids; Baculovirus; fungi


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