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First record of Oomyzus scaposus (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), as a parasitoid of Coccinella septempunctata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in Pakistan
Author(s) -
Irfan Ullah M.,
Ali Zahid S. M.,
Afzal M.,
Arshad M.,
Abdullah A.,
Altaf N.,
Riaz M.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
eppo bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.327
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1365-2338
pISSN - 0250-8052
DOI - 10.1111/epp.12663
Subject(s) - coccinella septempunctata , coccinellidae , eulophidae , parasitoid , biology , hymenoptera , pupa , biological pest control , zoology , ecology , botany , larva , predation , predator
Coccinella septempunctata L. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) is a natural enemy of several important pests. This biocontrol agent is also a host for different parasitoids. Little is known about the parasitoid complex of C. septempunctata in Pakistan. The authors identified Oomyzus scaposus (Thomson, 1878) (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) as a larval‐pupal parasitoid of C. septempunctata in the district of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan. Out of 36 C. septempunctata pupae collected, 58.3% were parasitized by O. scaposus . This study documents the first record of O. scaposus parasitizing C. septempunctata in Pakistan.