Abstract
In an ecological investigation of the gall-forming aphid, Smynthurodes betae Westw., we discovered that more than 20% of the fundatrix galls were parasitized by Monoctonia pistaciaecola Stary (Aphidiidae). This is a new host record for this parasitoid. A Pteromalid hyper-parasite was identified as Pachyneuron? leucopiscida Mani. Ecological information on the parasitoid is provided, and the low frequency of parasitoids known from gall-forming aphids, compared with freeliving ones, is discussed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 531-538 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Entomophaga |
Volume | 36 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1991 |
Keywords
- Fordinae
- Gall-forming aphid
- ecology
- parasitoid