Hymenopterous parasitoids associated with rose gall wasps (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) at the north of West-Azerbaijan province: Composition of species and their seasonal changes

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Robabeh Mohammadi ¹ , Hosseinali Lotfalizadeh ² , Shahrokh Pashayi-Rad ³

1 - دانشجوی کارشناسی ارشد رشته زیست شناسی، گروه زیست شناسی، دانشگاه پیام نور تهران
2 - بخش تحقیقات گیاهپزشکی، مرکز تحقیقات کشاورزی و منابع طبیعی استان آذربایجا‌ن‌شرقی
3 - گروه زیست شناسی، دانشکده علوم، دانشگاه شهید بهشتی

Received: 2011-09-11 Accepted : 2011-12-26 Published : 2012-02-20

Keywords: Rose, Cynipidae, Chalcidoidea, parasitic wasps, West-Azerbaijan Province,

Abstract :

Rose is an economically important ornamental plant worldwide. This plant is attacked by gall wasps (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) that make galls within which some inquline parasitoid species inhabit. The main purpose of this study was identification of these parasitic wasps and studying their abundance at the northern parts of West-Azerbaijan province (Iran) during the growth season in 2010. In this study 14 parasitoid species were identified belonging to six families; Eulophidae, Eupelmidae, Eurytomidae, Pteromalidae, Torymidae (superfamily Chalcidoidea) and Ichneumonidae (superfamily Ichneumonoidea). The community composition and temporal frequency distribution of these species are given.

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