Several insects, including the wheat stem sawfly ( Cephus cinctus Norton, Hymenoptera: Cephidae), interfere with biomass and grain production of triticale (× Triticosecale). We conducted a 2-year study in southern Alberta to compare cultivars Pronghorn AC Ultima at 200 400 seeds/m 2 terms damage incidence parasitoid wasp Bracon cephi Gahan, Braconidae). Plants seeded high rate were on average l...

One previously described (Aphelagathis verticalis) and ten new species (A. bonnieirwinae, A. ceciliapinedae, A. ericgrisselli, A. genehalli, A. mclintocki, A. mikeirwini, A. rociofernandezae, A. schlingeri, A. stangei, and A. wendymooreae) are included. Aphelagathis is limited to the Nearctic and the northern part of the Neotropics. A. rociofernandezae parasitizes the caterpillars of grass-feed...

In the present study, the Iranian Microgastrinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) fauna is summarized. It is based on a detailed study of all available published data and new material collected. In total 99 species belonging to 8 genera are from Iran: Apanteles Förster, 1862 (36 species), Cotesia Cameron, 1891 (34 species), Deuterixys Mason, 1981 (1 species), Diolcogaster Ashmead, 1900 (4 species), Mi...

The Opiinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) species recorded from Turkey until the end of 2011 are listed, the present total number being 182. Changes with respect to the previous Turkish fauna are briefly annotated and the distributions for all the species in each of the 68 biogeographical provinces of Turkey are presented. After the publication of our previous fauna, 174 species have been recorded ...

La plaga más importante en el cultivo de chile es Anthonomus eugenii (Cano, 1894) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). En México se ha reportado parasitismo natural diversos agentes control sobre picudo del chile. este trabajo describe por primera vez la presencia los parasitoides Jaliscoa hunteri (Crawford, 1908) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) y Urosigalphus sp. Braconidae) estado Puebla, con un porcenta...

fauna of the aphidiinae (hymenoptera: braconidae) of iran is reviewed and the data on their host aphid associations are summarized. seventy-eight species belonging to 17 genera of aphidiinae are listed in the associations with 193 aphid species. a total of 491 parasitoid-aphid associations are presented. the distribution of the aphidiinae species in different parts of iran and other countries i...