Parasitoid Wasp Inostemma striaticornu Bu hl (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae) in Crops of Bell Pepper in Argentina

Abstract

Some species of the genus Inostemma have been recorded in pests associ- ated with numerous botanical families, the current work records the presence of the men- tioned parasitoid in an area of high plant diversity in La Plata, Argentina. The parasitoid wasp Inostemma striaticornu Buhl (Platygastrinae) is mentioned for the first time in the country in bell pepper crops.

Keywords

• Platygastrid
• La Plata
• geographical distribution