Table 3 Total Number of Telenomus remus per hectare released in maize in different countries in Latin America, frequency of releases and percentage of parasitism of FAW eggs
Country | Number/ha and season | Frequency of releases | Parasitism (%) | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Venezuela | 5000 | 3 at weekly intervals | 60–100 | Hernandez et al. (1989) |
Venezuela | 4433–9260 | 4 at weekly intervals | 70–100 | Ferrer (2001) |
Venezuela | 40,000–60,000 | 10 at weekly intervals | No information | Linares (1998) |
Honduras | 35,000–50,000 | Weekly | 65–92 | Cave and Acosta (1999) |
Brazil | 60,000 | No information | No information | Cruz (2007) |
Brazil | 90,000–120,000 | One application | 72.4–82.8 | Figueiredo et al. (2002) |
Brazil | 20,000 | 3 at weekly intervals | No information | Rezende and Silva et al. (2016) |
Brazil | 20,000 | 3 at weekly intervals | No information | Ivan et al. (2016) |
Brazil | 100,000–200,000 | One application | 9–14 | Salazar-Mendoza et al. (2020) |
Brazil | 200,000 | One application | 1.4–9 | Varella et al. (2015) |
Colombia | 33,000 | 4–5 applications | 80 | García-Roa (1999) |