First report on natural enemies of Lixus pulverulentus on faba bean crops in Tunisia. BoukhrisBouhachem, S., Hmem-Bourissa, M., and Souissi R. (Tunisia)
| Autor: | Sonia Boukhris-Bouhachem, Manel Hmem-Bourissa, Rebha Souissi |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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| Zdroj: | Tunisian Journal of Plant Protection, Vol 11, Iss 2, Pp 245-250 (2016) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1737-5436 2490-4368 |
| Popis: | The insect Lixus pulverulentus is known to attack faba bean and to induce many damages on plants. The bioecology studies of L. pulverulentus was conducted at Béja (North-West of Tunisia) and Kairouan (Center of Tunisia). We report here the first identification of a natural enemies of L. pulverulentus (syn. L. algirus), a parasitoid wasp Pteromalus lixiand a predatory fly Zeuxia aberrans at both Béja and Kairouan. Parasitization incited by wasps was of about 0.8-2.6% and that displayed by larvae of flies was around 1.3-4.7%, respectively, which are considered low parasitism rates. Rearing attempts of thiswasp may be useful forbiological control of beetles based on indigenous natural enemies. |
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