A new parasitoid record on Didesmococcus unifasciatus (Archangelskaya) (Hemiptera: Coccidae): Metaphycus melanostomatus (Timberlake, 1916) (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae)

Abstract : The present study was carried out in Diyarbakır and Siirt provinces during 2010-2013 on almond trees infested with the coccid Didesmococcus unifasciatus (Archangelskaya) (Hemiptera: Coccidae). The parasitoid of Metaphycus melanostomatus (Timberlake, 1916) (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) is the first record on D. unifasciatus in the World.
Keyword : Almond, Didesmococcus unifasciatus, Metaphycus melanostomatus, new record
Author(s) : Japoshvili, G., Kaydan, M. B., Gül, A., Özgen, İ.
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Published Issue : 2023 Vol. 18 Number 2


2023 Vol. 18 Number 2