Phytoparasitica (2007) 35, 136-139

Kenan Kara, Celalettin Gozuacik and Cafer Mart (2007)
Tachinid parasitoids (Diptera: Tachinidae) of Mythimna (Acantholeucania) loreyi in the Southeast Anatolian Region of Turkey
Phytoparasitica 35 (2), 136-139
Abstract: The loreyi leaf worm, Mythimna (Acantholeucania) loreyi (Duponchel) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), is a serious pest of gramineous crops and reduces yields in maize plantations. This study was undertaken to determine the tachinid parasitoid complex of M. loreyi in the southeast Anatolian Region of Turkey. Four tachinid species were found: Pseudogonia rufifrons (Wiedemann), Exorista larvarum (Linnaeus), Drino imberbis (Wiedemann) and Linnaemya neavei Curran were reared from field-collected M. loreyi larvae. Of the four tachinid species M. loreyi is a new host record for E. larvarum and D. imberbis. L. neavei was recorded for the first time in Turkey and was the most frequently encountered parasitoid in this study. Total parasitism level was 7.1% in 2003 and 15.5% in 2004.
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Database assignments for author(s): Kenan Kara, Celalettin Gözüaçik

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.
	Acantholeucania loreyi		Turkey
Exorista larvarum (parasitoid)	Acantholeucania loreyi		Turkey
Pseudogonia rufifrons (parasitoid)	Acantholeucania loreyi		Turkey
Palexorista imberbis (parasitoid)	Acantholeucania loreyi		Turkey
Linnaemya neavei (parasitoid)	Acantholeucania loreyi		Turkey