African Entomology (2012) 20, 161-170

M. Laamari, S.T. Chaouche, C.W. Halimi, S. Benferhat, S.B. Abbes, N. Khenissa and P. Starý (2012)
A review of aphid parasitoids and their associations in Algeria (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae; Hemiptera: Aphidoidea)
African Entomology 20 (1), 161-170
Abstract: This review of parasitoid-plant associations brings new information derived from parasitoid material reared from determined aphid-plant associations. The species are reviewed together with a respective reference list. A comparison with the related western and eastern Mediterranean areas is presented. The updated interactions between Algeria and the southern areas of Western Europe are compared and exemplified by Diuraphis noxia (Kurdjumov) and Lysiphlebus testaceipes (Cresson), both of which are exotic parasitoids that are now considered naturalized species. Some new associations of economic importance are emphasized; among them, a high level of parasitization of Aphis illinoisensis Shimer, a new exotic pest of grapes by L. testaceipes, is the most important.
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Database assignments for author(s): Petr Stary, Malik Laamari

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
surveys/distribution/isolation

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Diuraphis noxia		Algeria
	Aphis illinoisensis	Grapevine (Vitis)	Algeria
Lysiphlebus testaceipes (parasitoid)	Aphis illinoisensis	Grapevine (Vitis)	Algeria