Parasitoid and predator species of Coccidae (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) species in fruit orchards of Diyarbakır and Elazığ Provinces, Türkiye

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GÜLMEZ M., GENÇER L., ULUSOY M. R.

Türkiye Biyolojik Mücadele Dergisi, cilt.14, sa.1, ss.30-42, 2023 (Hakemli Dergi) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 14 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2023
  • Doi Numarası: 10.31019/tbmd.1197851
  • Dergi Adı: Türkiye Biyolojik Mücadele Dergisi
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.30-42
  • Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study was carried out in order to determine the predator and parasitoid species that feed on soft scale insect (Hemiptera: Coccidae) species in orchards of Diyarbakır and Elazığ Provinces in Turkiye in 2017 and 2018. Visual identification and rearing methods were used. Eight predatorory species belonging to the families Coccinellidae (4) and Cybocephalidae (1) (Coleoptera), Forficulidae (2) (Dermaptera), and Chrysopidae (1) (Neuroptera), were detected. In addition, 14 parasitoid and 2 hyperparasitoid species from the families Encyrtidae (14), Aphelenidae (1) and 2 Pteromalidae (1) (Hymenoptera) were collected. Among the parasitoid species, Metaphycus ater, M. luteolus, M. chermis and M. unicolor (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) are first records for the insect fauna of Türkiye.