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<journal-id>0065-1737</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Acta zoológica mexicana]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Acta Zool. Mex]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0065-1737</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto de Ecología A.C.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0065-17372018000100218</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.21829/azm.2018.3412127</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), a small but voracious predator of Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Liviidae)]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), pequeño pero voraz depredador de Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Liviidae)]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Kondo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Takumasa]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Arcila]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Angela María]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Colorado]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Laura Isabel]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Campos-Patiño]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yenifer]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sotelo-Cardona]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Paola]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria Centro de Investigación Palmira ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Palmira Valle del Cauca]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2018</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>34</volume>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0065-17372018000100218&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0065-17372018000100218&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0065-17372018000100218&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract The effect of predation by the little fire ant Wasmannia auropuntacta (Roger) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) on Asian citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Liviidae) kept under experimental conditions for the breeding of the parasitoid Tamarixia radiata (Waterston) (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) was evaluated. An experiment was carried out using cages with capacity for 9 plants of Murraya paniculata (L.) Jack (Rutaceae) infested with an average of 600 nymphs of D. citri and 100 adults of T. radiata per cage. Three cages were exposed to ants and one had no ant exposure (Control). In each cage, the numbers of healthy and parasitized nymphs and the numbers of adults of D. citri and T. radiata were counted every 2 days for 15 days. Exposure to predation by W. auropunctata significantly affected the number of nymphs that reached the adult stage as well as the number of nymphs parasitized by T. radiata (Fisher's exact test). In the ant-exposed cages, about 3% of the nymphs survived to the adult stage in contrast to 18% in the control cage. Likewise, the action of the parasitoid was affected, with 24% of nymphs parasitized in the ant-exposed cages in contrast to 66% in the control cage. Wasmannia auropunctata has a great potential as a natural enemy of this psyllid pest in citrus nurseries. The ant also consumes T. radiata by consuming parasitized nymphs of D. citri and this predation may negatively impact the control of D. citri by the parasitoid.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Se evaluó el efecto de depredación de Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) sobre ninfas de Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Liviidae) mantenidas en condiciones experimentales para la cría de Tamarixia radiata (Waterston) (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae). Se realizó un ensayo empleando jaulas con capacidad para 9 plantas de Murraya paniculata (L.) Jack (Rutaceae) infestadas con un promedio de 600 ninfas de D. citri y 100 adultos de T. radiata por jaula. Tres jaulas fueron expuestas a las hormigas y una sin exposición (Control). En cada jaula se contabilizó el número de ninfas sanas y parasitadas y el número de adultos de D. citri y T. radiata, cada 2 días durante 15 días. La exposición a la depredación por W. auropunctata afectó de forma significativa el número de ninfas que alcanzaron el estado adulto y el número de ninfas parasitadas por T. radiata (prueba exacta de Fisher). En las jaulas expuestas, cerca del 3% de las ninfas sobrevivieron al estado adulto en contraste con 18% en la jaula control. De igual manera se vio afectada la acción del parasitoide, con un 24% de ninfas parasitadas en las jaulas expuestas en contraste con 66% en la jaula control. Wasmannia auropunctata tiene gran potencial como controlador de esta plaga en viveros de cítricos. La hormiga también consume T. radiata de forma indirecta al consumir ninfas de D. citri parasitadas.]]></p></abstract>
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