Dr. Pefia has also collected in his native country, Colombia, and
found:
 Polycrytus sp. Ichneumonidae
 *Cardiochiles new sp. Braconidae
 Hypomicrogaster sp. Braconidae
 Brachmeria sp. Chalcidae
 *Spilochalcis sp. Chalcidae
 *Under culture at Homestead, FL.



TABLE 4. Field infestation of pickleworm and melonworm on squash cultivars
Tablequeen, Butternut, and Calabaza.


 X larvae/plantb
 X eggs/planta Melonworm pickleworm
 Tablequeen 41.9 a 40.1 a 4.9 a
 (C. pepo)
 Butternut 3.7 b 5.2 b .9 b
 (C. moschata)
 Calabaza 4.0 b 4.6 b .2 b
 (C. moschata)




 a X of counts on 8/1 and 8/8
 b X of counts on 8/8 and 8/14


 On St. Croix, Knausenberger and Bland have found two new
species of Ichneumonid parasitizing melonworm, the most
important being Agrypon caribbaeum (Bland, 1984). I have
found in laboratory tests that this species also successfully
parasitizes the pickleworm. I found in Puerto Rico a uniparental
species of Trichogramma that is currently under culture at
Beltsville, MD. From this limited amount of work, it would seem
there is great potential for finding effective parasites in northern
South America and the Caribbean basin for release in Florida for
more effective natural control of pickleworm and melonworm in
the U.S.








TABLE 5. Survival and first stage duration of first instar pickleworm and melon-
worm larvae.


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