dc.contributor.author |
Mekonnen, Bethelihem
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dc.contributor.author |
Haran, Julien
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dc.contributor.author |
Copeland, Robert S.
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Pirk, Christian Walter Werner
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Yusuf, Abdullahi Ahmed
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dc.contributor.author |
Deletre, Emilie
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dc.date.accessioned |
2021-08-13T06:58:09Z |
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dc.date.available |
2021-08-13T06:58:09Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2020-11 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Gall midges (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) comprise a diverse family of small nematoceran flies. While most species
are phytophagous, the family also includes predatory species, and endoparasitoids. Endoparasitic species have been reared
from aphids and psyllids. We discovered parasitoid-infected weaver ant, Oecophylla longinoda (Latreille) (Hymenoptera:
Formicidae) in nests on mango trees in coastal Kenya. Examination of 5 colonies revealed the presence of parasitoids in all
of them, with parasitism rates ranging from 2 to 21%. Morphological examination of larval parasitoids indicated that they
were gall midges, and molecular data were consistent with the identification. Attempts to rear adults were unsuccessful.
This study presents to the best of our knowledge the first report of Cecidomyiidae parasitising Hymenoptera, as well as the
first report of a parasitoid of weaver ants. This species should be investigated further because its damage may limit the ability of weaver ants to control pests of cultivated fruits and other insects. |
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dc.description.department |
Zoology and Entomology |
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dc.description.librarian |
pm2021 |
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dc.description.sponsorship |
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD);
UK Aid from the UK Government;
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida);
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC);
Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia;
Kenyan Government. |
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dc.description.uri |
http://www.schweizerbart.de/journals/entomologia |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Mekonnen Bethelihem, Haran Julien, Copeland Robert S., Pirk Christian W.W., Yusuf Abdullahi A., Deletre Emilie. 2020. First report of a gall midge as a parasitoid of weaver ants. Entomologia Generalis, 40 (4) : pp. 437-441.
https://doi.org/10.1127/entomologia/2020/0908 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0171-8177 (print) |
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dc.identifier.issn |
2363-7102 (online) |
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dc.identifier.other |
10.1127/entomologia/2020/0908 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2263/81258 |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
E Schweizerbart Science Publishers |
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dc.rights |
© 2020 E. Schweizerbart’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 70176 Stuttgart, Germany. |
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dc.subject |
Cecidomyiidae |
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dc.subject |
Endoparasitoids |
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dc.subject |
Biocontrol |
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dc.subject |
Oecophylla longinoda |
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dc.subject |
Afrotropical region |
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dc.title |
First report of a gall midge as a parasitoid of weaver ants |
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dc.type |
Article |
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