PROCLIA- GROUP APHYTIS SPP. AS EFFECTIVE PARASITOIDS IN CONTROLING ARMORED SCALE INSECTS IN EGYPT | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research | ||
| Article 10, Volume 91, Issue 2, June 2013, Pages 509-523 PDF (339.53 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejar.2013.163478 | ||
| Authors | ||
| SHAABAN ABD-RABOU; NOHA AHMED | ||
| Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Aphytis spp. the proclia- group (Hymenoptera : Aphelinidae) are the most important group as a parasitoids of armored scale insects (Hemiptera: Diaspididae). The present work dealt with the host insect, distribution, diagnosis, first literature record, key of the members of Aphytis spp. the proclia- group and the role of this group in controlling armored scale insects. The results indicated that six parasitoids of Aphytis spp. the proclia- group were reared from samples of armored scale insects. These parasitoid species were collected from 9 armored scale insects species and distributed in 16 governorates . A key of Aphytis spp. the proclia- group was also provided as well as literature cited of the first recorded species of these parasitoids . The maximum rate of parasitism for Aphytis spp. the proclia- group ranged between 25.1 to 66.1% . This result indicated that the parasitoids Aphytis spp. the proclia- group were effective in controlling some armored scale insects. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| EFFECTIVE PARASITOIDS; INSECTS IN EGYPT | ||
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