The goals of this study were to identify pupal parasitoids of the asparagus miner, Ophiomyia simplex Loew (Diptera: Agromyzidae), and examine the effect of different diets and floral resources on the lifespan of adult asparagus miners and their parasitoids. We also measured the effect of parasitism on stem damage caused by the asparagus miner. The identity and abundance of the parasitoids of th...

the subfamily alysiinae (hymenoptera, braconidae) is one of the most peculiar and diverse endoparasitoids of the family braconidae. a sampling survey was done in different parts of iran, mainly in south, central and south eastern provinces. fifteen species are recorded for the first time from iran. they were belonging to tribe alysiini (dinotrema amparoae peris-felipo, 2013; d. borzhomii tobias...

the present paper provides the updated checklist of the genera and species in the subfamily alysiinae (hymenoptera: braconidae) from iran. a total of 55 species belonging to 13 genera have been listed, that had been recorded from 15 provinces. the recorded species belong to the genera alloea haliday, 1833 (one species), aphaereta foerster, 1862 (two species), aspilota foerster, 1862 (two specie...