Abstracts
SURVEY OF PARASITOIDS AND PREDATORSOF IMPORTANT SCALE INSECTS, MEALY BUGS AND WHITE FLIES IN EGYPT |
A. R. HAMED AND FAWZIA A. HASSANEIN Biological Control Res. Dept., Plant Protection Res. Inst., Dokki, Giza , Egypt . |
ABSTRACT A survey of natural enemies of scale insects, mealy bugs and white flies was conducted in different regions of Egypt during the period 1987 - 1990 . Twenty two parasitoid species and nine predators were recorded. Most of the recorded natural enemies belong to the families Aphelinidae, Encyrtidae.. Pteromalidae, Coccinellidae, Nitidulidae and Chrysopidae. |
Key Words: Parasitoids, Hyperparasitoids, Predators, Sclae insects, Mealy bugs, white flies. |