Parasites of Nezara viridula (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) and Other Hemiptera in Florida

Abstract
Trichopoda pennipes (Fab.) (Tachinidae) parasitized N. viridula (L.) adults (72%) and 4th and 5th instars (19%). It was collected from 8 other hosts in 3 hemipterous families. Trissolcus basalis (Wollaston) (Scelionidae) parasitized 45% of N. viridula egg masses and was collected from 5 other pentatomid hosts. Hexacladia hilaris Burks, Trissolcus sp., Telenomus podisi Ashmead, Gryon sp., Ooencyrtus submetallicus (Howard) and Ooencyrtus sp. were collected in small numbers from N. viridula. Adult parasites of 13 additional hemipterans were recorded. An interesting phoretic parasite, Telenomus sp., parasitized freshly laid eggs of its host, Podisus maculiventris (Say).