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The parasitoid complex of Parthenolecanium corni Bouché in the city of Tbilisi and its surroundings and comparison with some other European countries

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 December 2007

G. Japoshvili ,
N. Gabroshvili  and
B. Japoshvili
G. Japoshvili*
Affiliation:
Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey
N. Gabroshvili
Affiliation:
Institute of Zoology, Georgian Academy of Sciences, Chavchavadze ave. 31, 0179, Tbilisi, Georgia
B. Japoshvili
Affiliation:
Ilia Chavchavadze State University, Chavchavadze ave. 32, 0179, Tbilisi, Georgia
*
*Author for correspondence Fax: +90 246 237 16 93 E-mail: giorgij70@yahoo.com
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Abstract

The European fruit lecanium (EFL), Parthenolecanium corni Bouché (Hemiptera: Coccoidea), is a common and harmful soft scale, which attacks Fraxinus oxycarpa Willd. and other ornamental and orchard plants in Tbilisi, Georgia. This study investigates the phenology, degree of plant damage and effect of parasitoids on this scale in Tbilisi, a densely populated area. We present data on the 32 species of chalcidoid parasitoids recorded from EFL in Georgia and south-eastern Europe. The scale is heavily parasitized in Tbilisi, but we did not find any variation in seasonal abundance. The most common parasitoid of EFL was Blastothrix longipennis (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae).

Keywords

CoccidaeChalcidoideaEncyrtidaeGeorgiaTranscaucasus
Type
Research Paper
Information
Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 98 , Issue 1 , February 2008 , pp. 53 - 56
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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