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Parasitoids belonging to the genus A phytis H oward ( H ymenoptera: A phelinidae) in C itrus orchards in L attakia, S yria
Author(s) -
Basheer A.,
Asslan L.,
Abd Alrazzaq F.,
Saleh A.,
Alshadidi B.,
Mohammad E.
Publication year - 2012
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.2602
Subject(s) - biology , parasitoid , botany , hymenoptera
A survey of the common A phytis spp. H oward ( H ymenoptera: A phelinidae) parasitoids was carried out at four citrus orchards (which were not treated with chemical pesticides) in AL ‐ H anade, S tamo, T arjano and H maiem in L attakia G overnorate from S eptember 2010 to S eptember 2011. Six parasitoid species of the genus A phytis were reared from living armoured scale insects isolated in four states. They were A phytis lepidosaphes ( C ompere), A phytis lingnanesis ( C ompere), A phytis chrysomphali ( M ercet), A phytis melinus ( D e B ach), A phytis maculicornis ( M asi) and A phytis hispanicus ( M ercet).