Biocontrol Science and Technology (2022) 32, 1389-1402

Minoo Heidari Latibari, Gholamhossein Moravvej, Ehsan Rakhshani, Javad Karimi and Diana Carolina Arias-Penna (2022)
A host record for a strictly specific aphid parasitoid Aphidius smithi (Braconidae: Aphidiinae): the food plant-host aphid-parasitoid association puzzle acquires a new piece
Biocontrol Science and Technology 32 (12), 1389-1402
Abstract: Aphidius smithi Sharma and Subba Rao (Hymenoptera: Aphidiinae) is reported parasitising Aphis craccivora Koch (Hemiptera: Aphididae, cowpea aphid) which feeds on Medicago sativa L. (Fabales: Fabaceae, alfalfa) arable lands. This is the first record for this food plant-host aphid-primary parasitoid association. The known host range and global distribution for Aphidius smithi are reviewed and discussed. An overview of the relationship between this novel primary parasitoid-host aphid, their symbionts, and host changes is addressed.
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Database assignments for author(s): Ehsan Rakhshani, Javad Karimi

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Aphis craccivora	Alfalfa/lucerne (Medicago sativa)	Iran
Aphidius smithi (parasitoid)	Aphis craccivora	Alfalfa/lucerne (Medicago sativa)