Natural enemies of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Diaspis echinocacti</Emphasis> in Greece and first records of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Aphytis debachi</Emphasis> and <Emphasis Type="Italic">Plagiomerus diaspidis</Emphasis> |
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| Authors: | G O Japoshvili G J Stathas S G Kampouris |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Suleiman Demirel University, Isparta, 32260, Turkey;(2) Department of Crop Production, Highest Technological Educational Institute of Kalamata, Antikalamos, 24100, Greece |
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| Abstract: | Two hymenopteran parasitoids of the cactus scale Diaspis echinocacti (Bouché) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) on Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. (Cactaceae) are recorded in Greece. Aphytis debachi Azim, 1963 (Aphelinidae) is first recorded for Europe and Plagiomerus diaspidis Crawford, 1910 (Encyrtidae) is first recorded for Greece. Preliminary data on phenology and natural enemies of the scale D. echinocacti on O. ficus-indica are presented. Parasitism of D. echinocacti by P. diaspidis reached 86% in southern Greece (Kalamata) and parasitism by A. debachi reached 9.3% and 12% in Kalamata and Athens, respectively. Two predators, Cybocephalus fodori Endrödy-Youga (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) and a mite species (Prostigmata: Bdellidae), were found to be associated with D. echinocacti. |
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