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Natural Enemies of Gratiana boliviana

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Sinea sp. (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), assasin bug
Sinea sp. (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), assasin bug
Sinea sp. (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), assasin bug
Sinea sp. (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), assasin bug
Calleida decora (Coleoptera: Carabidae), ground beetle
Calleida decora (Coleoptera: Carabidae), ground beetle
Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), red imported fire ant
Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), red imported fire ant
Big eyed bug (Hemiptera:Geocoridae)
Big eyed bug (Hemiptera:Geocoridae)
Big eyed bug (Hemiptera:Geocoridae)
Big eyed bug (Hemiptera:
Geocoridae)
Stiretrus anchorago (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), predatory stink bug
Stiretrus anchorago (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), predatory stink bug

Big eyed bug (Hemiptera:Geocoridae
Big eyed bug (Hemiptera:
Geocoridae)
Peucetia sp. (Araneae: Oxyopidae), green lynx spider
Peucetia sp. (Araneae: Oxyopidae), green lynx spider

Stiretrus anchorago (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), predatory stink bug
Stiretrus anchorago (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), predatory stink bug
Stiretrus anchorago (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), predatory stink bug
Stiretrus anchorago (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), predatory stink bug
Araneae:Araneidae), spider
Araneae:
Araneidae), spider
Sinea sp. (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), assasin bug
Sinea sp. (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), assasin bug

Sinea sp. (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), assasin bug
Sinea sp. (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), assasin bug
   

Parasitoids

Conura side (Walker)-Chalcid parasitoid reared from Gratiana boliviana pupae

Male
Male
Conura side Conura side head
Head
Female
Female
Female gaster
Female gaster
Parasitized pupae
Parasitized pupae
Parasitized pupae
Parasitized pupae
Pupae with exit holes
Pupae with exit holes
     

Eulophid parasitoid reared from Gratiana boliviana pupae

Eulophid parasitoid eulophid pupae with exit hole
Pupae with exit hole (compare size with chalcid's)

 

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