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. Issue 12 (2nd December 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Latibari, Minoo Heidari; Moravvej, Gholamhossein; Rakhshani, Ehsan; Karimi, Javad; Arias-Penna, Diana Carolina
• Is Part Of: Biocontrol science and technology. Volume 32:Issue 12(2022)
• Page Start: 1389
• Page End: 1402
• Publication Date: 2022-12-02
• Subjects: Alfalfa -- aphids -- Aphis craccivora -- biological control -- parasitoid -- tritrophic interactions; Pests -- Biological control -- Periodicals; Weeds -- Biological control -- Periodicals; Pesticides -- Environmental aspects -- Periodicals; Plants, Protection of -- Periodicals; Plants -- Biological control -- Periodicals; Agricultural pests -- Control -- Periodicals; Pest Control, Biological -- Periodicals; 632.96
• DOI: 10.1080/09583157.2022.2124234
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0958-3157

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Aphidius smithi Sharma & 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.