Phytophagous diptera and parasitoid hymenoptera occurence on flower heads of Bidens pilosa are related at Botucatu, SP, southeastern Brazil. Seed predators were three diptera genera, Dioxyna, Melanagromyza and an unidentified one. The larvae and pupa of Dioxyna and Melanagromyza develop inside and between the central achenes, respectively. Coupled ciclic oscillations were observed in phytophagous and parasitoid abundance.
Bidens pilosa; achene predation; diptera; hymenoptera