New Record of a Parasitoid (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) of the Madeira Mealybug, Phenacoccus madeirensis Green (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) from Turkey

Authors

  • Mehmet Bora Kaydan
  • Mohammad Hayat
  • Asime Filiz Çalışkan
  • Mehmet Rifat Ulusoy

Keywords:

Madeira mealybug, first record, biological control, Adana

Abstract

In this study the presence of Anagyrus amnestos Rameshkumar, Noyes and Poorani, 2013 (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) as a koinobiont endoparasitoid of Phenacoccus madeirensis Green (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) is reported for the first time in Turkey.


 

Author Biographies

  • Mehmet Bora Kaydan
    Çukurova University, Imamoğlu Vocational School, Adana, TURKEY
  • Mohammad Hayat
    Aligarh Muslim University, Department of Zoology, Aligarh 202 002, INDIA
  • Asime Filiz Çalışkan
    Çukurova University, Agricultural Faculty, Plant Protection Department, Adana, TURKEY
  • Mehmet Rifat Ulusoy
    Çukurova University, Agricultural Faculty, Plant Protection Department, Adana, TURKEY

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Published

21.11.2016

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 3 (2016): Journal of the Entomological Research Society

Section

Journal of the Entomological Research Society

How to Cite

New Record of a Parasitoid (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) of the Madeira Mealybug, Phenacoccus madeirensis Green (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) from Turkey. (2016). Journal of the Entomological Research Society, 18(3), 107-112. https://entomol.org/journal/index.php/JERS/article/view/1082