Parasitoids and hyperparasitoids infesting citrus in east Mediterranean region of Turkey

The aphids, aphid parasitoids, and hyperparasitoids found in citrus orchards, the parasitoids' and hyperparasitoids' seasonal abundance, and the plant-aphid-parasitoid relationships in Hatay, Osmaniye, Adana, and Mersin provinces of the east Mediterranean region of Turkey are presented in...

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Published in:Journal of insect science (Tucson, Ariz.) Ariz.), 2014-01, Vol.14
Main Authors: Satar, Serdar, Satar, Gul, Karacaoglu, Mehmet, Uygun, Nedim, Kavallieratos, Nickolas G, Stary, Petr, Athanassiou, Christos G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aphids
Botanical research
Citrus
Diseases and pests
Health aspects
Hymenoptera
Insect-plant relationships
Zoological research
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Summary:The aphids, aphid parasitoids, and hyperparasitoids found in citrus orchards, the parasitoids' and hyperparasitoids' seasonal abundance, and the plant-aphid-parasitoid relationships in Hatay, Osmaniye, Adana, and Mersin provinces of the east Mediterranean region of Turkey are presented in the present 2-yr study. Aphidius colemani Viereck, Binodoxys angelicae (Haliday), and Lysiphlebus confusus Tremblay and Eady (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) were encountered as the most common parasitoids among 10 identified aphidiine and aphelinid taxa on different citrus species. Hyperparasitoids belonging to the genera Alloxysta, Phaenoglyphis, Asaphes, Pachyneuron, Syrphophagus, and Dendrocerus are reported for the first time emerging from aphids feeding on citrus in Turkey. Among them, Asaphes spp., Pachyneuron spp., and Syrphophagus spp. were recorded as the most common ones. Citrus reticulata Blanco and Citrus limon (L.) Burm. fil. were recorded as main hosts for the aphid parasitoids and their hyperparasitoids. Keywords: citrus, aphid, Aphidiinae, Aphelinidae, hyperparasitoid
ISSN:1536-2442
1536-2442
DOI:10.1093/jisesa/ieu040