ABSTRACT
This note reports parasitism by Anisopteromalus calandrae (Howard) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) on the “cigarette beetle” that was found infesting opened pet-food bags in Rio de Janeiro retail pet store. The larvae were maintained under controlled laboratorial conditions in order to obtain the adult stage. From the pupae obtained from the laboratory, 84.6% were parasitized, 10.27% produced beetles and 5.13% had no emergence. This hymenoptera is an important natural enemy of some vectors and stored-product pests, being an alternative in the biological control of the species Lasioderma serricorne (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Anobiidae).
KEY WORDS
Cigarette beetle; parasitoidism; natural loss; biological control