The family braconidae (hymenoptera) parasitoids: taxonomy and behavior

Nguyen Ngoc Bao Chau; Nguyen Bao Quoc

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The family braconidae (hymenoptera) parasitoids: taxonomy and behavior

Author - Affiliation:

Nguyen Ngoc Bao Chau - Ho Chi Minh City Open University , Vietnam

Nguyen Bao Quoc - Research Institute of Biotechnology and Environment, Nong Lam University , Vietnam

Corresponding author: Nguyen Ngoc Bao Chau - nnbchau@gmail.com

Abstract

Vietnam is a tropical country with high diversity in insect distribution along the country. Rice, vegetables, maize, and beans are grown in all the country and share almost the same pest and parasitoids although the weather range is much different among the country. Long (2011) has listed about 300 species of parasitic braconids in agricultural landscapes in Vietnam and they are playing very important for biological control of insect pests. The short review provides some information on the diversity of parasitic braconids in Vietnam, molecular phylogenetic analysis of the world and the different behavior strategy.

Keywords

braconid parasitoid; molecular taxonomy; behavior; insect pest.

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