Trichogramma brassicae Bezdenko (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae), newly recorded egg parasitoid from corn fields in Sakarya, Turkey

Abstract :

The paper presents the egg parasitoid, Trichogramma brassicae Bezdenko(Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) which occurrence in Sakarya/Turkey was first confirmed. The parasitized eggs were collected from European corn borer eggs in corn fields in April-June 2018 and identified by molecular methods. This species can be candidates for biological control programs of lepidopterous pests in North-Western Region of Turkey


Keyword :

Corn, new record, Ostrinia nubilalis, Trichogramma brassicae, Sakarya


Author(s) : Gülser, G., Öztemiz, S.
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Published Issue : 2020 Vol. 15 Number 1


2020 Vol. 15 Number 1