A survey on pupae parasitoid species of Dendrolimus houi (Lajonquiere) (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae) in China

By

Lin, HaoYu
Lu, Ciding
Chen, Zheng Hao
Zhou, Youjun
Liang, Yun
Chen, Hui
Liang, Guanghong

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023-3-27

Original Publication

Biodiversity data journal

Volume

11

Pages

e97878--

Subjects

Cryptomeria japonica , defoliator , Dendrolimus houi , natural enemy , parasitoid

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia Pensoft Publishers [2013]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.11.e97878

 

Abstract

Cryptomeria japonica var. sinensis Miquel in south China is currently overwhelmingly infested by a native caterpillar species, Dendrolimus houi (Lepidoptera), which is causing severe economic losses and ecological disasters in both planted and natural forests. Our results include report of five parasitoid species and eight parasitoid flies within D. houi and a dominant endoparasitoid species Kriechbaumerella dendrolimi, which attacks pupae of D. houi with a high parasitism rate. This result might be helpful to improve better identification and application in the future for potential biological control of D. houi in the forests of east Asia.