Document Type : Pest Management
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Eighteen wasp species either primary or secondary parasitoids develop on the pistachio twig borer moth, Kermania pistaciella Amsel (Lepidoptera: Tineidae: Hieroxestinae) in the pistachio plantations of Kerman province, southern part of Iran. Thirteen species have already been reported (Achterberg and Mehrnejad, 2002, the braconid parasitoids of Kermania pistaciella Amsel in Iran, Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden; Mehrnejad, 2008, The primary and secondary parasitoids of the pistachio twig borer moth, Kermania pistaciella Amsel (I), Appl. Ent. Phytopath.), however the remaining 5 species are being introduced as follow;
1 - Chlorocytus diversus (Walker) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae),
2 - Eupelmus algiricus (Kalina),(Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae),
3 - Eupelmus annulatus Nees, (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae),
4 - Eurytoma sp. (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae),
5 - Hockeria sp. (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae),
Chlorocytus diversus, Eurytoma sp. and Hockeria sp. act as a primary parasitoid on
K. pistaciella. Chlorocytus diversus, and Eurytoma sp. attack the boring moth larvae through stem tissues of pistachio cluster. Eupelmus algiricus and Eupelmus annulatus are found as facultative hyperparasitoids on this insect. This is the first record for the activity of above wasps on K. pistaciella. Also, this is the first record for the presence of above mentioned species in Iran. The voucher specimens have been deposited in the following sites; eupelmid species in the CNC (Canadian National Collection of Insects), eurytomid wasp in the Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology, Kiev, Ukraine, Chalcidid wasp in the Natural History Museum, London, and pteromalid species in the Institute of Zoology, Kazakhstan.
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