First record of Scuttle fly, Megaselia (M) scalaris (Loew) (Diptera: Phoridae) as a parasitoid of Sunn pest, Eurygaster integriceps Puton (Hemiptera: Scutelleridae) from Iran

Abstract The Scuttle fly, Eurygaster integriceps Puton (Hemiptera: Scutelleridae) is a key pest of wheat and barley. The pest is univoltine and migrates from wheat fields following harvest to high elevations; then, the following spring it moves back to the fields. Natural enemies may have an importa...

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Main Authors: Laleh Ebrahimi, R. Henry L. Disney, Alireza Haghshenas, Ebrahim Gilasian, Masood Amir-Maafi, Shahram Shahrokhi Khaneghah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-06-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41938-023-00710-2