PRELIMINARY REPORT OF A PARASITOID WASP ON Achaea serva IN COTO ISLAND, QUANG NINH PROVINCE
Keywords:
Achaea serva,, CoTo,, insect pest,, morphology, parasitoid waspAbstract
Achaea serva is a serious insect pest of Pouteria obovata trees in CoTo
island, Quang Ninh province, Vietnam. Its caterpillars feed on the host
foliage and sometimes heavy damage results in complete defoliation and
tree mortality. Biological control is an effective approach to suppress the
population of A. serva. The present study provides information on a
parasitoid wasp, which was found in A. serva larvae and pupae. Based on
the morphological characteristics, our study preliminarily concluded that
this parasitoid wasp belongs to the genus Glyptapanteles. The parasitism
was more frequently observed in pupae than larvae, and the parasitism rate
was higest in Mom Quan Y, followed by Hong Hai and Nam Dong. This
finding would be helpful in the biological control programs of A. serva in
CoTo island and other coastal provinces of Vietnam.
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