Habrobracon hebetor

Habrobracon hebetor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hymenoptera
Family:
Braconidae
Subfamily:
Braconinae
Genus:
Habrobracon
Species:
H. hebetor
Binomial name
Habrobracon hebetor
(Say, 1836)
Synonyms
  • Bracon hebetor Say, 1836[1]
  • Bracon juglandis Ashmead, 1889[1][2]
  • Habrobracon juglandis (Ashmead, 1889)[1][2]
  • Braco brevicornis Wesmael, 1838[3]
  • Bracon brevicornis Wesmael, 1838
  • Habrobracon brevicornis (Wesmael, 1838)[3]

Habrobracon hebetor is a minute wasp of the family Braconidae that is an ectoparasitoid of several species of moth caterpillars. Well known hosts include the larval stage of Plodia interpunctella, the Indianmeal moth, the late larval stage of the Mediterranean flour moth and the almond moth, and the dried fruit moth (Cadra calidella).[4][5] This parasitoid has been used commercially as a way to control pests without using chemical insecticides.[6]

  1. ^ a b c "Species Habrobracon hebetor".
  2. ^ a b Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Habrobracon juglandis (Ashmead 1889)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on February 18, 2017.
  3. ^ a b Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Habrobracon brevicornis (Wesmael 1838)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on February 18, 2017.
  4. ^ Biological Control of Insects Research by D. Stanley
  5. ^ USDA Agricultural Research Service ARS, "Bracon Hebetor Biological control agent for stored product pests", Ames Iowa. 1998.
  6. ^ Ghimire, Mukti N.; Phillips, Thomas W. (2010-10-01). "Mass rearing of Habrobracon hebetor Say (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on larvae of the Indian meal moth, Plodia interpunctella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae): effects of host density, parasitoid density, and rearing containers". Journal of Stored Products Research. 46 (4): 214–220. doi:10.1016/j.jspr.2010.05.003. ISSN 0022-474X.