A survey on the overwintering larval parasitoids of Ectomyelois ceratoniae in three regions in Iran

作者：Kishani Farahani Hossein^*; Goldansaz Seyed Hossein; Sabahi Qodrat

来源：Crop Protection, 2012, 36: 52-57.

DOI：10.1016/j.cropro.2012.01.018

• Carob moth
• Ectomyelois ceratoniae
• Apanteles myeloenta
• Pomegranate

Carob moth, Ectomyelois ceratoniae (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) is the most important pest of pomegranate, Punica granatum (Punicaceae), in Iran. The most recommended procedure to control of this pest is collecting and destroying infested fruits in the orchards at the end of cropping season to eliminate overwintering sites. In order to determine the parasitoid species and the parasitism percentage during fall-winter season (2006-2007) a study was conducted in three commercial pomegranate orchards in Varamin, Qom, and Saveh, (central Iran). Our results revealed that E. ceratoniae had numerous parasitoids from the families Braconidae and Ichneumonidae. Apanteles myeloenta Wilkinson (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) was the most prevalent species among the collected parasitoids in all studied sites. More parasitoids were found in fruits on trees than those on the ground. Fruits on the ground were more infested than fruits on trees. According to our results collecting and destroying the infected fruits in the orchards at the end of cropping season, had negative effects on parasitoids population and diversity.

• 出版日期2012-6