Abstract

MARTINEZ, Ana M. et al. First record of Engytatus varians (Distant) (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae) in México and its predation on Bactericera cockerelli (Šulc) (Hemiptera: Triozidae): a survey of its distribution and habits. Acta Zool. Mex [online]. 2014, vol.30, n.3, pp.617-624. ISSN 2448-8445.

Engytatus varians (Distant) (Hemiptera: Miridae) is a zoophytophagous species that feed on plants as well as of the phytophagous insects living on them such as aphids, whiteflies, pseudococcids, and lepidopterans. Currently, this species has a wide but not precise distribution. In this work is reported for first time the presence of E. varians in Mexico and the predation on nymphs of tomato psyllid, Bactericera cockerelli (Šulc) (Hemiptera: Triozidae) under greenhouse conditions. A fourth instar of E. varians fed 46% of third instar of B. cockerelli in a period of 24 h. This result showed that this predator could be a promising agent for management for tomato psyllid. Data of its distribution, host plants, and preys are also included.

Keywords : Potato or tomato psyllid; native natural enemies; mirids as zoophytophagous.

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