Coccophagus scutellaris (Hymenoptera : Aphelinidae): A Highly Effective Biological Control Agent of Soft Scale Insects (Hemiptera: Coccidae) in Egypt
Author
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-06-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
About 953000 individuals of the cosmopolitan parasitoid, Coccophagus scutellaris (Dalman) (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae), were released and evaluated during 2009-2010 for the control of the following soft scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccidae) infesting the following economic crops in Egypt: Ceroplastes rusci on citrus in Beni Seuf, Ceroplastes floridensis Comstock on citrus in Gharbiya, Coccus hesperidum L.
on guava in Giza, Pulvinaria floccifera (Westwood) on mango in Sharqiya, Pulvinaria psidii Maskell on mango in Ismailia, Saissetia coffeae (Walker) on olive in Marsa Matruh, and Saissetia oleae (Oliver) on olive in the Northern Coast.
The population of C.
scutellaris showed a significant correlation with the build up of the population of the soft scale insects population in all of the release sites studied.
The maximum rate of parasitism of the other species of parasitoids associated with soft scale insects at the release sites decreased after the release of C.
scutellaris.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Abd-Rabou, Shaaban. 2011. Coccophagus scutellaris (Hymenoptera : Aphelinidae): A Highly Effective Biological Control Agent of Soft Scale Insects (Hemiptera: Coccidae) in Egypt. Psyche،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Abd-Rabou, Shaaban. Coccophagus scutellaris (Hymenoptera : Aphelinidae): A Highly Effective Biological Control Agent of Soft Scale Insects (Hemiptera: Coccidae) in Egypt. Psyche No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Abd-Rabou, Shaaban. Coccophagus scutellaris (Hymenoptera : Aphelinidae): A Highly Effective Biological Control Agent of Soft Scale Insects (Hemiptera: Coccidae) in Egypt. Psyche. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-6.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-471790
