Brazilian Red-Eyed Fly Ormia depleta (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tachinidae)

The Brazilian red-eyed fly, Ormia depleta, is a tachinid fly that is a parasitoid of mole crickets in the genus Neoscapteriscus (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae). Originally from South America, it was brought to the United States for biological control of pest mole crickets. It is now established in alm...

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Main Authors: Haleigh A. Ray, Jennifer Lynn Gillett-Kaufman
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Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2018-08-01
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Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/106612
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description The Brazilian red-eyed fly, Ormia depleta, is a tachinid fly that is a parasitoid of mole crickets in the genus Neoscapteriscus (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae). Originally from South America, it was brought to the United States for biological control of pest mole crickets. It is now established in almost all counties in central and southern Florida. Includes: Introduction - Distribution - Description - Life Cycle - Pest Management - Selected References. Available on EDIS at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in1219 First published at http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/BENEFICIAL/FLIES/Ormia_depleta.html
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spelling doaj-art-3914c2bc0036476faf4b30d70175e4402025-02-08T05:53:26ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092018-08-0120184Brazilian Red-Eyed Fly Ormia depleta (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tachinidae)Haleigh A. Ray0Jennifer Lynn Gillett-Kaufman1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8116-0249University of FloridaUniversity of Florida The Brazilian red-eyed fly, Ormia depleta, is a tachinid fly that is a parasitoid of mole crickets in the genus Neoscapteriscus (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae). Originally from South America, it was brought to the United States for biological control of pest mole crickets. It is now established in almost all counties in central and southern Florida. Includes: Introduction - Distribution - Description - Life Cycle - Pest Management - Selected References. Available on EDIS at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in1219 First published at http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/BENEFICIAL/FLIES/Ormia_depleta.html https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/106612red-eyed fly
spellingShingle Haleigh A. Ray
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title Brazilian Red-Eyed Fly Ormia depleta (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tachinidae)
title_full Brazilian Red-Eyed Fly Ormia depleta (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tachinidae)
title_fullStr Brazilian Red-Eyed Fly Ormia depleta (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tachinidae)
title_full_unstemmed Brazilian Red-Eyed Fly Ormia depleta (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tachinidae)
title_short Brazilian Red-Eyed Fly Ormia depleta (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tachinidae)
title_sort brazilian red eyed fly ormia depleta wiedemann diptera tachinidae
topic red-eyed fly
url https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/106612
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