Parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) of aphids feeding on ornamental trees in southeastern Europe: Key for identification and tritrophic associations

0459270 - BC 2017 RIV US eng J - Journal Article
Kavallieratos, N. G. - Tomanović, Ž. - Petrović, A. - Kocić, K. - Janković, M. - Starý, Petr
Parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) of aphids feeding on ornamental trees in southeastern Europe: Key for identification and tritrophic associations.
Annals of the Entomological Society of America. Roč. 109, č. 3 (2016), s. 473-487. ISSN 0013-8746. E-ISSN 1938-2901
Institutional support: RVO:60077344
Keywords : Aphidiinae * aphids * ornamental trees
Subject RIV: EG - Zoology
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Ornamental trees are valuable natural elements which provide several economic, aesthetic and ecological benefits to humans.Here we present a comprehensive list of Aphidiinae parasitoid species that attack aphids on ornamental trees in southeastern Europe, some of which are potential biocontrol agents. Thirty eight species of Aphiidinae are recorded, keyed and illustrated. The results are discussed in relation to the overall parasitoid-aphid-tree associations in the target region,as well as potential of parasitoids use in biological control programs.
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