TY  - JOUR
T1  - Parasitoid Complex and New Host Plants of the Gypsy Moth, <I>Lymantria dispar</I> L. in the Lakes District, Turkey
AU - , Mustafa Avci 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 8
IS  - 7
SP  - 1402
EP  - 1405
PY  - 2009
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2009.1402.1405
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2009.1402.1405
KW  - Lymantria dispar
KW  -parasitoid
KW  -host plant
KW  -Lakes District
KW  -Turkey
AB  - The present study determined egg, larval and pupal parasitoids of the gypsy moth <I>Lymantria dispar</I> L. (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae), which is an important forest pest in Turkey. High populations of the gypsy moth have been observed recently in oak forests and coniferous forests in the Lakes District of Turkey. <I>Pinus brutia</I> Ten and <I>Cedrus libani</I> A. Rich are reported for the 1st time in the world as host plants of <I>L. dispar</I>. Its parasitoid complex and impact were analyzed in a 2-years study. In larval and pupal stages of the pest, the tachinids <I>Exorista segregata</I> (Rond.), <I>Compsilura concinnata</I> Meigen, <I>Drino inconspicua</I> Meigen and <I>Pales pavida</I> Meigen, the chalcid <I>Brachymeria intermedia</I> (Nees), the torymid <I>Monodontomerus aereus</I> Walk. The braconid <I>Apanteles xanthostigma</I> (Haliday) and the egg parasitoids <I>Ooencrytus kuvanae</I> (Howard) (Hym. Encyrtidae), <I>Anastatus disparis</I> Rusch and <I>Anastatus bifasciatus</I> (Fonsc.) (Hym: Eupelmidae) were recorded. <I>O. kuvanae</I> had the greatest impact on <I>L. dispar</I> populations. <I>A. xanthostigma </I>is a new record for Turkey and also a new record for the world as a parasitoid of <I>L. dispar</I>.
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