Natural parasitism of Metaparasitylenchus hypothenemi (Tylenchida: Allantonematidae) on the coffee berry borer in Chiapas, Mexico

Jeanneth Pérez; Francisco Infante; George Poinar; Alfredo Castillo; Fernando E. Vega

doi:10.1080/09583157.2014.991910

Natural parasitism of Metaparasitylenchus hypothenemi (Tylenchida: Allantonematidae) on the coffee berry borer in Chiapas, Mexico

Jeanneth Pérez^*, Francisco Infante, George Poinar, Alfredo Castillo, Fernando E. Vega

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Abstract

We assessed the parasitism of Metaparasitylenchus hypothenemi on its host, the coffee berry borer, in 20 coffee plantations of Mexico. A total of 23,568 adult borers were dissected, with 179 of these infected with nematodes (0.76% infection rate). Although the level of parasitism is not encouraging, the nematode is another natural enemy, which limits the population growth of this pest in Mexico.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	608-612
Number of pages	5
Journal	Biocontrol Science and Technology
Volume	25
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/09583157.2014.991910
Publication status	Published - 4 May 2015
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

coffee berry borer
Hypothenemus
Metaparasitylenchus
Mexico

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Natural parasitism of Metaparasitylenchus hypothenemi (Tylenchida: Allantonematidae) on the coffee berry borer in Chiapas, Mexico

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