First record of Diaeretus leucopterus (Haliday) (Hymenoptera, Braconidae. Aphidiinae), the parasitoid of the aphid species, Eulachnus agilis (Kaltenbach) (Hemiptera, Aphididae) in North Africa

0524139 - BC 2021 RIV US eng J - Journal Article
Ben Halima Kamel, M. - Kavallieratos, N. G. - Starý, Petr - Rakhshani, E.
First record of Diaeretus leucopterus (Haliday) (Hymenoptera, Braconidae. Aphidiinae), the parasitoid of the aphid species, Eulachnus agilis (Kaltenbach) (Hemiptera, Aphididae) in North Africa.
Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control. Roč. 30, č. 1 (2020), č. článku 53. ISSN 1110-1768. E-ISSN 2536-9342
Institutional support: RVO:60077344
Keywords : pine aphids * Eulachnus agilis * Diaeretus leucopterus
OECD category: Entomology
Impact factor: 1.995, year: 2020
Method of publishing: Open access
https://ejbpc.springeropen.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s41938-020-00249-6.pdf

A survey of pine-associated aphids and their parasitoids was carried out in the arboretum of Pinus halepensis Miller in the Higher Agronomic Institute Chott Mariem (ISA CM, Tunisia) during 2010–2011 and 2018. The survey revealed the presence of the aphid parasitoid species, Diaeretus leucopterus (Haliday) (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Aphidiinae). This is the first record of D. leucopterus from Tunisia and the African continent. The parasitoid emerged from the spotted green pine needle aphid, Eulachnus agilis (Kaltenbach) (Hemiptera, Aphididae, Lachninae), on P. halepensis. The generalist hyperparasitoid, Asaphes suspensus (Nees) (Hymenoptera, Pteromalidae), was also found attacking D. leucopterus. The diagnosis of the primary parasitoid, on the basis of relevant illustrations, was provided, and the possible routes of its transportation into North Africa were discussed.
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