Dolichomitus irritator (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): A new parasite of Dectes texanus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in Soybeans

Abstract

Dolichomitus irritator (Fabricus) was discovered utilizing Dectes texanus LeConte larvae as hosts within the previous year's soybean stubble in early spring in southeast Missouri. This represents the first records of D. irritator utilizing hosts within herbaceous plants and the first records of an Ichneumonid wasp parasitizing D. texanus in soybeans.