PREDATION OF ZAPRINUS INDIANUS (DIPTERA: DROSOPHILIDAE) BY THE SOCIAL WASP SYNOECA CYANEA (HYMENOPTERA: VESPIDAE)

This study is the first record of predation of Zaprinus indianus (Gupta) (Drosophilidae) fig fly larvae which has recently become a major pest in fruit production in Brazil by the social wasp Synoeca cyanea (F.) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in fruits of Spanish prune (Spondias purpurea L. Anacadiaceae) in an agricultural property, at Piracicaba city, Sao Paulo State, Brazil.