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The parasitoid complex ofLiriomyza huidobrensis in cucumber greenhouses in Izmir province, Western Turkey

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Liriomyza huidobrensis (Blanchard) (Diptera: Agromyzidae) is an important pest in cucumber greenhouses in Çamönü (Menderes, Izmir), Turkey. In a study carried out in cucumber greenhouses during the spring and autumn seasons of 1999 and 2000, leaves were sampled weekly and kept in the laboratory to observe and count emerging leafminers and parasitoid adults. Five parasitoid species were collected: the braconidsBracon intercessor Nees von Esenbeck andOpius meracus Fischer, which occurred only in the spring; and the eulophidsDiglyphus crassinervis Erdös,Diglyphus isaea (Walker) andNeochrysocharis formosa (Westwood), which occurred in both the spring and autumn seasons.D. isaea andN. formosa were the predominant parasitoid species found.O. meracus was recorded for the first time as a Turkish species andB. intercessor was recorded for the first time inL. huidobrensis.

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  1. Ortaca Vocational School, Mugla University, Ortaca, 48600, Mugla, Turkey

    Hasan Sungur Civelek

  2. Agriculture Faculty, Plant Protection Department, Ege University, Bornova, 35100, Izmir, Turkey

    Zeynep Yoldaş

  3. Gilat Research Center, 85280, M.P. Negev, Israel

    Phyllis Weintraub

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Civelek, H.S., Yoldaş, Z. & Weintraub, P. The parasitoid complex ofLiriomyza huidobrensis in cucumber greenhouses in Izmir province, Western Turkey. Phytoparasitica 30, 285–287 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03039996

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