Entomophaga (1995) 40, 29-34

P. Starý (1995)
Natural enemy spectrum of Aphis spiraephaga (Hom.: Aphididae), an exotic immigrant aphid in Central Europe
Entomophaga 40 (1), 29-34
Abstract: Aphis spiraephaga Müller, an aphid of Central Asian origin, dispersed west-wards and reached Central Europe probably before 1956. It now occurs in most European countries. Research undertaken in the Czech Republic mainly in 1991-1993, revealed that the aphid is attacked by a variety of natural enemies, including both parasitoids (Aphelinidae, Aphidiidae) and predators (Anthocoridae, Chrysopidae, Hemerobiidae, Cantharidae, Coccinellidae, Chamaemyidae, Itonididae, Syrphidae). All the natural enemies were identified to species. Attendance by ants (Lasius sp.) was common. A. spiraephaga was also successfully utilised as a new alternate host of two newly introduced parasitoid biocontrol agents (Aphidius colemani Viereck, Lysiphlebus testaceipes (Cresson).
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Database assignments for author(s): Petr Stary

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.
	Aphis spiraephaga		Czech Republic
Lysiphlebus testaceipes (parasitoid)
Aphidius colemani (parasitoid)	Aphis spiraephaga		Czech Republic