TY - JOUR
T1 - An adult Leptoglossus occidentalis (Heteroptera: Coreidae) parasitized in Portugal by the native Tachinid fly Elomya lateralis (Diptera: Tachinidae)
AU - e Veterinária (INIAV), Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária
AU - e Veterinária (INIAV), Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária
AU - e Veterinária (INIAV), Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária
N1 - Funding Information:
was provided by the Operational Group “Gestão integrada de agentes bióticos associados à perda de produção do pinhão PINHÃO, PDR2020-101-031185”, and by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Portugal) through the R&D Unit UIDB/04551/2020 GREEN-IT - Bioresources for Sustainability. We would like to thank the landowners of Herdade de Marvila SA (Ponte de Sôr) for allowing the collection of the insects on their Estate.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Société entomologique de France.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Native to North America, the western conifer seed bug (WCSB), Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann, 1910 (Heteroptera: Coreidae), has been accidentally introduced into Europe, Africa, South America, and Eastern Asia, where it causes damage to pine seeds. Despite its economic importance, control methods are limited and inefficient, with biological control considered a promising strategy to limit its populations. Nevertheless, there is a surprising lack of information on the natural enemies of the WCSB in its invaded range. In this paper we report a new natural enemy found parasitizing an adult of L. occidentalis in Portugal, identified as Elomya lateralis (Meigen, 1824) (Diptera: Tachinidae) by morphological and molecular analysis. To our knowledge, this is the first time E. lateralis is reported parasitizing L. occidentalis. Future studies should evaluate if this is an isolated occurrence, or if E. lateralis will consolidate as a natural enemy of this exotic pest in Europe.
AB - Native to North America, the western conifer seed bug (WCSB), Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann, 1910 (Heteroptera: Coreidae), has been accidentally introduced into Europe, Africa, South America, and Eastern Asia, where it causes damage to pine seeds. Despite its economic importance, control methods are limited and inefficient, with biological control considered a promising strategy to limit its populations. Nevertheless, there is a surprising lack of information on the natural enemies of the WCSB in its invaded range. In this paper we report a new natural enemy found parasitizing an adult of L. occidentalis in Portugal, identified as Elomya lateralis (Meigen, 1824) (Diptera: Tachinidae) by morphological and molecular analysis. To our knowledge, this is the first time E. lateralis is reported parasitizing L. occidentalis. Future studies should evaluate if this is an isolated occurrence, or if E. lateralis will consolidate as a natural enemy of this exotic pest in Europe.
KW - biological control
KW - Phasiinae
KW - Pinus pinea
KW - Portugal
KW - western conifer seed bug
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85135556368&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/00379271.2022.2101526
DO - 10.1080/00379271.2022.2101526
M3 - Comment/debate
AN - SCOPUS:85135556368
SN - 0037-9271
VL - 58
SP - 287
EP - 291
JO - Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France
JF - Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France
IS - 4
ER -