Natural enemies of Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) and their population fluctuations in Ahvaz, southwest of Iran
The pink hibiscus mealybug Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) is a serious economic pest in tropical and subtropical regions and causes damage to many agricultural, forestry and greenhouse crops. In order to identify the natural enemies of this pest, bi-weekly samplings wer...
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
University of Tarbiat Modares
2013-03-01
|
| Series: | Journal of Crop Protection |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://jcp.modares.ac.ir/article-3-4312-en.html |
| _version_ | 1811256614387187712 |
|---|---|
| author | Maryam Sadat Alizadeh Mohammad Saeed Mossadegh Mehdi Esfandiari |
| author_facet | Maryam Sadat Alizadeh Mohammad Saeed Mossadegh Mehdi Esfandiari |
| author_sort | Maryam Sadat Alizadeh |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | The pink hibiscus mealybug Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) is a serious economic pest in tropical and subtropical regions and causes damage to many agricultural, forestry and greenhouse crops. In order to identify the natural enemies of this pest, bi-weekly samplings were done in infested areas of Ahvaz, located at southwest Iran during 2011-2012. Samples were also taken from Chinese hibiscus shrubs, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. at two urban areas in Ahvaz to determine the pest population fluctuations. Other infested plants were also sampled for exploring natural enemies associated with M. hirsutus. The identified natural enemies in this study are as follows: Nephus arcuatus Kapur, Hyperaspis polita Weise, Hyperaspis vinciquerrae Capra, Exochomus nigripennis Erichson, Scymnus (Pullus) syriacus Marseul (Col., Coccinellidae) – Chrysoperla carnea (Stephens) (Neu., Chrysopidae) – Anagyrus sp. (Hym., Encyrtidae). Also one parasitoid of coccinellid larvae and three species of hyperparasitoids were identified as follows: Homalotylus quaylei Timberlake (parasitoid of coccinellid larvae), Prochiloneurus aegyptiacus (Mercet), Prochiloneurus bolivari Mercet (Hym., Encyrtidae) and Chartocerus kurdjumovi (Nikol’skaya) (Hym., Signiphoridae). The coccinellid H. vinciquerrae is new to the fauna of Iran. The natural enemies, i.e. N. arcuatus and Anagyrus sp. had the highest populations on the host plants throughout the year. |
| first_indexed | 2024-04-12T17:42:57Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-00e853ef968041929b77be60c05f220b |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2251-9041 2251-905X |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-04-12T17:42:57Z |
| publishDate | 2013-03-01 |
| publisher | University of Tarbiat Modares |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Journal of Crop Protection |
| spelling | doaj.art-00e853ef968041929b77be60c05f220b2022-12-22T03:22:44ZengUniversity of Tarbiat ModaresJournal of Crop Protection2251-90412251-905X2013-03-01211321Natural enemies of Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) and their population fluctuations in Ahvaz, southwest of IranMaryam Sadat Alizadeh0Mohammad Saeed Mossadegh1Mehdi Esfandiari2 Department of Plant Protection, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Iran. Department of Plant Protection, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Iran. Department of Plant Protection, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Iran. The pink hibiscus mealybug Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) is a serious economic pest in tropical and subtropical regions and causes damage to many agricultural, forestry and greenhouse crops. In order to identify the natural enemies of this pest, bi-weekly samplings were done in infested areas of Ahvaz, located at southwest Iran during 2011-2012. Samples were also taken from Chinese hibiscus shrubs, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. at two urban areas in Ahvaz to determine the pest population fluctuations. Other infested plants were also sampled for exploring natural enemies associated with M. hirsutus. The identified natural enemies in this study are as follows: Nephus arcuatus Kapur, Hyperaspis polita Weise, Hyperaspis vinciquerrae Capra, Exochomus nigripennis Erichson, Scymnus (Pullus) syriacus Marseul (Col., Coccinellidae) – Chrysoperla carnea (Stephens) (Neu., Chrysopidae) – Anagyrus sp. (Hym., Encyrtidae). Also one parasitoid of coccinellid larvae and three species of hyperparasitoids were identified as follows: Homalotylus quaylei Timberlake (parasitoid of coccinellid larvae), Prochiloneurus aegyptiacus (Mercet), Prochiloneurus bolivari Mercet (Hym., Encyrtidae) and Chartocerus kurdjumovi (Nikol’skaya) (Hym., Signiphoridae). The coccinellid H. vinciquerrae is new to the fauna of Iran. The natural enemies, i.e. N. arcuatus and Anagyrus sp. had the highest populations on the host plants throughout the year.http://jcp.modares.ac.ir/article-3-4312-en.htmliranmealybugsmaconellicoccus hirsutusnatural enemieshyperaspis vinciquerrae |
| spellingShingle | Maryam Sadat Alizadeh Mohammad Saeed Mossadegh Mehdi Esfandiari Natural enemies of Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) and their population fluctuations in Ahvaz, southwest of Iran Journal of Crop Protection iran mealybugs maconellicoccus hirsutus natural enemies hyperaspis vinciquerrae |
| title | Natural enemies of Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) and their population fluctuations in Ahvaz, southwest of Iran |
| title_full | Natural enemies of Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) and their population fluctuations in Ahvaz, southwest of Iran |
| title_fullStr | Natural enemies of Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) and their population fluctuations in Ahvaz, southwest of Iran |
| title_full_unstemmed | Natural enemies of Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) and their population fluctuations in Ahvaz, southwest of Iran |
| title_short | Natural enemies of Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) and their population fluctuations in Ahvaz, southwest of Iran |
| title_sort | natural enemies of maconellicoccus hirsutus green hemiptera pseudococcidae and their population fluctuations in ahvaz southwest of iran |
| topic | iran mealybugs maconellicoccus hirsutus natural enemies hyperaspis vinciquerrae |
| url | http://jcp.modares.ac.ir/article-3-4312-en.html |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT maryamsadatalizadeh naturalenemiesofmaconellicoccushirsutusgreenhemipterapseudococcidaeandtheirpopulationfluctuationsinahvazsouthwestofiran AT mohammadsaeedmossadegh naturalenemiesofmaconellicoccushirsutusgreenhemipterapseudococcidaeandtheirpopulationfluctuationsinahvazsouthwestofiran AT mehdiesfandiari naturalenemiesofmaconellicoccushirsutusgreenhemipterapseudococcidaeandtheirpopulationfluctuationsinahvazsouthwestofiran |