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

How to Cite

Kaydan, M. B., Hayat, M., Çalışkan, A. F., & Ulusoy, M. R. (2016). New Record of a Parasitoid (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) of the Madeira Mealybug, Phenacoccus madeirensis Green (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) from Turkey. Journal of the Entomological Research Society, 18(3), 107–112. Retrieved from https://entomol.org/journal/index.php/JERS/article/view/1082

Issue

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

Section

Journal of the Entomological Research Society