This article reports the first record of the parasitoid wasp Bracon sp. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) that attacks the larvae of Etiella zinckenella (Treitschke, 1832) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), a Cajanus cajan (pigeon pea) pest that causes significant damage to seeds. This event was observed in plantations located in Altos de Pacora, Cerro Azul, Panama. The parasitoid could be used in insect biological control programs to combat this pest.

In the present work, the species Arge quidia Smith, 1989 (Hymenoptera: Symphyta: Argidae) associated with Coccoloba caracasana Meisn, 1856 (Plantae: Polygonaceae) is recorded in the RAMSAR Wildlife Refuge Protected Area, Bahía de Panamá Wetland. Biological and ecological data of A. quidia are provided.

The wasps in the family Ichneumonidae are parasites of other insects, like Coleoptera, Diptera, Neuroptera and Lepidoptera, and are present in all land biomasses. Cryptinae is the largest subfamily and includes some of the most named species, very important in the biocontrol of other species that occasionally damage cultivated wood and the control of dangerous insects that attack trees. Two larvae of Taeniotes scalatus Gmelin (Coleoptera. Cerambycidae: Laminae) were collected that showed signs being parasitized by a Cryptanura sp wasp (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Cryptinae). In a fallen tree, Lacmella panamensis (Apocynaceae) we found larva of Taeniotes scalatus Gmelin that was parasitized by a Cryptanura sp wasp. Biological and ecological data of the parasitoid and the host are mentioned in this work.

The wasps in the family Ichneumonidae are parasites of other insects, like Coleoptera, Diptera, Neuroptera and Lepidoptera, and are present in all land biomasses. Cryptinae is the largest subfamily and includes some of the most named species, very important in the biocontrol of other species that occasionally damage cultivated wood and the control of dangerous insects that attack trees. Two larvae of Taeniotes scalatus Gmelin (Coleoptera. Cerambycidae: Laminae) were collected that showed signs being parasitized by a Cryptanura sp wasp (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Cryptinae). In a fallen tree, Lacmella panamensis (Apocynaceae) we found larva of Taeniotes scalatus Gmelin that was parasitized by a Cryptanura sp wasp. Biological and ecological data of the parasitoid and the host are mentioned in this work.

As far as we can increase the knowledge about parasitoids or any natural enemy of plagues, contributions are relevant. These groups of insects have an important value, since the help to maintain insect population equilibrium and specially insects that are also plagues in different terrestrial ecosystems. The aim of this work is to report for the first time the parasitoid Palmistichus elaeisis (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) in pupae of the butterfly Quadrus cerialis (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) over seedlings of Piper tuberculatum. These biological observations were made in the Biological Reserve Dr. Rodrigo Tarté, City of Knowledge, Panama province. Six seedlings of Piper reticulatum (Piperaceae); with a mean height of 0.5-1.0 meters, it was located in an open area on the sides of the path, asphalt road inside the Reserve (City of Knowledge). The material was collected and placed in insect hat...

As far as we can increase the knowledge about parasitoids or any natural enemy of plagues, contributions are relevant. These groups of insects have an important value, since the help to maintain insect population equilibrium and specially insects that are also plagues in different terrestrial ecosystems. The aim of this work is to report for the first time the parasitoid Palmistichus elaeisis (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) in pupae of the butterfly Quadrus cerialis (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) over seedlings of Piper tuberculatum. These biological observations were made in the Biological Reserve Dr. Rodrigo Tarté, City of Knowledge, Panama province. Six seedlings of Piper reticulatum (Piperaceae); with a mean height of 0.5-1.0 meters, it was located in an open area on the sides of the path, asphalt road inside the Reserve (City of Knowledge). The material was collected and placed in insect hat...

Anastrepha obliqua (Macquart, 1835) (Diptera: Tephritidae), known as the West Indian fruit fly, is a widely distributed species in America. Due to its polyphagous capacity, this insect is of great economic importance, which is studied based on its distribution, forms of management and control. Doryctobracon areolatus (Szépligeti, 1911) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a native species, solitary endoparasitoid, koinobiont, has a wide distribution in the Neotropics and subtropics, and due to its capacity as a parasitoid of the genus Anastrepha is a potential candidate for the natural control of this pest. The species Psidium guajava L., native to Mexico, is a fruit with high nutritional value and has great relevance from the commercial perspective. In Panama, the information related to the Parasitoid-Anastrepha-Fruit relationship in this species is limited, so it is of high value to establish r...

Anastrepha obliqua (Macquart, 1835) (Diptera: Tephritidae), known as the West Indian fruit fly, is a widely distributed species in America. Due to its polyphagous capacity, this insect is of great economic importance, which is studied based on its distribution, forms of management and control. Doryctobracon areolatus (Szépligeti, 1911) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a native species, solitary endoparasitoid, koinobiont, has a wide distribution in the Neotropics and subtropics, and due to its capacity as a parasitoid of the genus Anastrepha is a potential candidate for the natural control of this pest. The species Psidium guajava L., native to Mexico, is a fruit with high nutritional value and has great relevance from the commercial perspective. In Panama, the information related to the Parasitoid-Anastrepha-Fruit relationship in this species is limited, so it is of high value to establish r...

El complejo del género Anastrepha spp. está formado por especies de importancia económica que infestan una amplia variedad de frutas en la región tropical y subtropical. El objetivo del presente estudio fue describir el comportamiento y ciclo biológico asociado al ataque de Anastrepha obliqua (Macquart, 1835) sobre la especie Spondias purpurea L. Se realizaron observaciones biológicas en Alto de la Arena, corregimiento de Veladero, distrito de Tolé, provincia de Chiriquí, Panamá, donde se recolectaron un total de 12 frutos de Spondias purpurea L., se llevaron al laboratorio y se anotaron los datos del ciclo biológico y de comportamiento diariamente. Se determinó que el ciclo biológico de Anastrepha obliqua (Macquart, 1835) tiene duración aproximada de 30 a 32 días en el laboratorio; el estado inmaduro de pupa es el estadio que presentó mayor mortalidad, posiblemente debido...