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Natural parasitism of Metaparasitylenchus hypothenemi (Tylenchida: Allantonematidae) on the coffee berry borer in Chiapas, Mexico

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Pérez, Jeanneth, Infante, Francisco, Poinar, George, Jr., Castillo, Alfredo, and Vega, Fernando E.

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We assessed the parasitism of Metaparasitylenchus hypothenemi on its host, the coffee berry borer, in 20 coffee plantations of Mexico. A total of 23,568 adult borers were dissected, with 179 of these infected with nematodes (0.76% infection rate). Although the level of parasitism is not encouraging, the nematode is another...

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Chiapas, Mexico Pérez, J., Infante, F., Poinar Jr, G., Castillo, A., & Vega, F. E. (2015). Natural