%0 Journal Article
%T First Record of <i>Pristomerus pallidus</i> (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Cremastinae) (Kriechbaumer) Parasitizing <i>Hellula undalis</i> (F.) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Crucifer Crop in Senegal
%A Etienne Tendeng
%A Etienne Tendeng
%A Babacar Labou
%A El Hadji Serigne Sylla
%A Amadou Bald¨¦
%A Mamadou Diatte
%A Oumar Seydi
%A Issa Al¨¦ Ndiaye
%A Pape Diop
%A Serigne Omar S¨¨ne
%A Saliou Djiba
%A Karamoko Diarra
%J Advances in Entomology
%P 256-263
%@ 2331-2017
%D 2023
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ae.2023.114018
%X Cabbage is today an economically important crop grown in more than 90 countries around the world. Production is constantly threatened by pests including the cabbage webworm, <i>Hellula undalis</i> (F.) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) which just one or two larvae can cause severe damage by infesting the growing points or shoots of young plants. <i>Hellula undalis</i> is difficult to control by the use of chemical insecticides. The establishment of effective biological control is needed. The parasitoid species <i>Pristomerus pallidus</i> (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Cremastinae) was recorded for the first time in Senegal on larvae of <i>Hellula undalis</i> from cabbage fields infested with <i>H. undalis</i>. Laboratory observed parasitism was 7.4%. This is the first record of <i>Pristomerus pallidus</i> parasitizing <i>Hellula undalis</i> from Senegal. Furthermore, studies on the potential regulation of <i>Hellula undalis</i> under controlled and field conditions need to be evaluated for utilizing this parasitoid as a biocontrol agent against the cabbage webworm.
%K Biological Control
%K Parasitoid
%K Pest
%K Market Gardening
%K Ziguinchor
%K Casamance
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=128217