Egg parasitism by the microhymenopteran Anagrus urichi Pickles was found on samples of spittlebug eggs collected in Brachiaria decumbens pasture. It is the first record of spittlebug egg parasitism for the State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. The rate of 10.4% of parasitism was observed in 1688 spittlebug eggs, comprising seven samples. On average, 4.7 wasps emerged from each parasitized egg. Thirteen percent of parasitism were observed when 100 eggs of the spittlebug Notozulia entreriana (Berg), obtained in the laboratory, were exposed to eight of these parasitoids. It is anticipated the possibility of mass rearing A. urichi.
Insecta; biological control; egg parasitoid; natural enemy; froghopper