Aphidiinae (Braconidae: Aphidiinae) is a subfamily of endoparasitic wasps specialized in parasitizing aphids. Although, to date, different methods have been used to measure parasitism level, obtaining an accurate estimate remains challenging due to several limiting factors. This study was set to: 1) Compare efficiency of conventional and molecular-based methods in estimating parasitism level of...

during a two-year (2004-2005) survey of alfalfa aphids and their natural enemies in isfahan, a total of four aphid species and 58 species of their natural enemies comprised of 45 predatory species, 11 parasitoid species and two species of parasitic mites were collected and identified. moreover, five hyperparasitoid species were collected. on each sampling date, six 20-sweep samples were taken u...

Understanding how resource diversification affects ecological interactions, food web structure and ecosystem functioning is essential in both fundamental applied ecology. While plant strategies (either in-field or around-field) are often proposed agricultural landscapes as practices to improve the biological control of herbivores by natural enemies, results remain variable unsure. Here, we stud...

Abstract The highly destructive Asian brown marmorated stink bug ( Halyomorpha halys, BMSB) invaded Europe, Caucasus region, and North South America. Efforts to control it are ongoing in the Palearctic European-Mediterranean Basin America by introducing redistributing two stenophagous scelionid egg parasitoids Trissolcus japonicus T. mitsukurii ) that attacked an adventive oligophagous pteromal...

Citizen science is a research approach that involves collaboration between professional scientists and non-professional volunteers. The utilisation of recent online citizen-science platforms (e.g. social networking services) has greatly revolutionised the accessibility biodiversity data by providing opportunities for connecting citizen worldwide. Meteorus stellatus Fujie, Shimizu & Maeto, 2...