First record of Oomyzus scaposus (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), as a parasitoid of Coccinella septempunctata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in Pakistan |
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| Authors: | M Irfan Ullah S M Ali Zahid M Afzal M Arshad A Abdullah N Altaf M Riaz |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, 40100 Pakistan;2. Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, 40100 Pakistan
China-Pakistan Joint Research Centre for Citrus Disease and Insect Pest Management, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, 40100 Pakistan |
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| Abstract: | Coccinella septempunctata L. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) is a natural enemy of several important pests. This biocontrol agent is also a host for different parasitoids. Little is known about the parasitoid complex of C. septempunctata in Pakistan. The authors identified Oomyzus scaposus (Thomson, 1878) (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) as a larval-pupal parasitoid of C. septempunctata in the district of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan. Out of 36 C. septempunctata pupae collected, 58.3% were parasitized by O. scaposus. This study documents the first record of O. scaposus parasitizing C. septempunctata in Pakistan. |
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