SEASONAL ABUNDANCE OF CERTAIN APHYTIS SPECIES (HYMENOPTERA: APHELINIDAE) FROM EGYPT
KAMEL, A., ABD-RABOU, S., HILMY, N., ALLAM, S., MOUSTAFA, M. (2003). SEASONAL ABUNDANCE OF CERTAIN APHYTIS SPECIES (HYMENOPTERA: APHELINIDAE) FROM EGYPT. EKB Journal Management System, 81(3), 1009-1023. doi: 10.21608/ejar.2003.281437
AIDA KAMEL; SHAABAN ABD-RABOU; NAHED HILMY; SOMYA ALLAM; MONA MOUSTAFA. "SEASONAL ABUNDANCE OF CERTAIN APHYTIS SPECIES (HYMENOPTERA: APHELINIDAE) FROM EGYPT". EKB Journal Management System, 81, 3, 2003, 1009-1023. doi: 10.21608/ejar.2003.281437
KAMEL, A., ABD-RABOU, S., HILMY, N., ALLAM, S., MOUSTAFA, M. (2003). 'SEASONAL ABUNDANCE OF CERTAIN APHYTIS SPECIES (HYMENOPTERA: APHELINIDAE) FROM EGYPT', EKB Journal Management System, 81(3), pp. 1009-1023. doi: 10.21608/ejar.2003.281437
KAMEL, A., ABD-RABOU, S., HILMY, N., ALLAM, S., MOUSTAFA, M. SEASONAL ABUNDANCE OF CERTAIN APHYTIS SPECIES (HYMENOPTERA: APHELINIDAE) FROM EGYPT. EKB Journal Management System, 2003; 81(3): 1009-1023. doi: 10.21608/ejar.2003.281437

SEASONAL ABUNDANCE OF CERTAIN APHYTIS SPECIES (HYMENOPTERA: APHELINIDAE) FROM EGYPT

Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research
Article 7, Volume 81, Issue 3, September 2003, Page 1009-1023  XML PDF (3.47 MB)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejar.2003.281437
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AIDA KAMEL1; SHAABAN ABD-RABOU2; NAHED HILMY1; SOMYA ALLAM1; MONA MOUSTAFA2
1Entomology Department, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, Benha, Egypt
2Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
Abstract
Seasonal abundance of 18 species of the genus Aphytis Ho­ward (Hymenoptera : Aphelinidae) from Egypt were observed on ten host plants infested with eleven armored scale insect species (diaspid­ids) in seven governorates between 1997 and 2000. Results indicate that some species (e.g. Aphylls holoxanthus DeBach. Aphytis melinus DeBach and A. paramaculicomis DeBach & Rosen) had effective rates of parasitism on the population of Chrysomphalus aonidum, Aonidiella au­rantli and Pariatoria oleae (Colvee), respectively. The highest rates of parasitism were 70.9, 66.4 and 57.0%. respectively. This groups was followed by Aphytis lepidosaphes Compere, Aphytis paramculicomis De Bach & Rosen, Aphytis chrysompjali (Mercet), Aphytis lingnanensis, Aph­ytis diaspidids (Howard), Aphytis libanicus Traboulsi and A. phoenicis Do Bach & Rosen with maximum parasitism rates of 59.2, 57.0, 41.4, 43.2, 29.3. 28.6 and 20.4. respectively. The rest of studied Aphytis spades, maximum parasitism rates were between 0.8 and 14.6%.
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