Aphid Species, Their Natural Enemies in Vegetables from Erzincan, Turkey: First Record of the Parasitoid Wasp Aphelinus mali (Haldeman) parasitizing Lipaphis erysimi (Kaltenbach)*

Abstract

Aphid species, their parasitoids and predators on vegetables (bean, cucumber, eggplant, melon, okra, pepper, pumpkin, tomato and watermelon) grown in Erzincan province, Turkey were determined. Surveys were carried out at weekly intervals from the seedling period until the end of the harvest period in Central and Üzümlü districts of Erzincan province in 2014-2016. 30-40 plants were randomly selected in the surveys and all parts of plants were investigated with a magnifier. Ten aphid, seventeen predator and seven parasitoids species were found. According to results, Lipaphis erysimi (Kaltenbach) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) was first recorded as a host of Aphelinus mali (Haldeman) (Aphelinidae: Aphelininae) in the world. In addition, parasitism rates of aphids were also established. The mean parasitism rate changed between 17.5% in 2015 and 4.39% in 2016. The relationship between parasitism rate, total parasitized aphid number and total aphid number were found. According to the analysis result, there was a very weak or a high positive correlation (r= 0.126-0.721) between total aphid number and total parasitized (mummified) aphid number, and not a correlation existed between parasitism rate and total aphid number as for years.

Aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) species in Burdur urban parks with three records for the fauna of Turkey, their host plants and predators

“…have been reported to be among important aphid predators (Demirsoy, 1990;Yetkin, 2006). In this study, S. dignota found to predate C. watanabei has previously been reported feeding on A. solani, A. gossypii, Aphis nasturtii Kaltenbach, 1843 and Myzus (Nectarosiphon) persicae Sulzer, 1776 (Alaserhat et al, 2021). Forficula auricularia L., 1758 (Dermaptera: Forficulidae) feeds on aphids (Mueller et al, 1988;Dib et al, 2011;Aslan, 2015;Ölmez-Bayhan et al, 2015), and has been reported as a predator of A. craccivora (Ölmez-Bayhan et al, 2015), Myzus (Myzus) cerasi (Fabricius, 1775), Dysaphis pyri (Boyer de Fonscolombe, 1841) and Dysaphis devecta (Walker, 1849) (Aslan, 2015) in Turkey.…”

The Relationship between the Adult Population and Damage Rate of Cherry Fruit Fly, Rhagoletis cerasi L. (Diptera: Tephritidae)

“…In this study, a weak or a medium positive correlation (r = 0.457-0.548) between total adult population density and average damage rate was found in both years. To date, the relationships between population density of the pest and density of their parasitoids, and population density of the pest and parasitism rate of different insect species have been studied (Güçlü and Özbek 2002;Van Veen et al 2002;Rakhshani et al 2009;Alaserhat and Canbay 2017;Alaserhat et al 2021;Alaserhat 2021). However, as a result of the literature review, no study was found that examined the relationship between the adult population density and the damage rate of Cherry fruit fly, R. cerasi.…”

Oviposition Preference of the American Hoverfly, Eupeodes americanus, between Banker Plants and Target Crops

“…Therefore, aphids remain a major concern in several greenhouse crops [ 2 ]. For example, the melon aphid, Aphis gossypii Glover 1877 (Hemiptera: Aphididae), is today still one of the most important pests limiting the production of cucumber ( Cucumis sativus L.) in many countries [ 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 ]. The development of new biological control methods is, therefore, necessary to improve aphid control and prevent crop losses.…”