<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The white peach scale, <italic>Pseudaulacaspis pentagona</italic> Targioni-Tozzetti (Hemiptera: Diaspididae), is one of the most important and destructive polyphagous pests of the Rosaceae family trees. Population fluctuations and biodiversity of the hymenopteran parasitoid species associated with the pest were studied in six kiwi orchards in Iran, during one-year period. Parasitoid species abundance, species diversity indices and evenness indices were calculated. Most of the parasitoid species were dominant or eudominant. Based on the alpha diversity indices, the Najarkola region had high diversity and the Kharatkola region had low diversity. The Paeendasteh region (based on Simpson’s Diversity on Camargo evenness indices) and the Samnakola region (based on the modified Nee, and on Smith and Wilson evenness indices) were less uniform. Among the recorded parasitoids, <italic>Encarsia berlesei</italic> Howard (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae), followed by <italic>Aphytis proclia</italic> Walker (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae), had the highest population in all orchards.</p></abstract>

The white peach scale, Pseudaulacaspis pentagona Targioni-Tozzetti (Hemiptera: Diaspididae), is one of the most important and destructive polyphagous pests of the Rosaceae family trees. Population fluctuations and biodiversity of the hymenopteran parasitoid species associated with the pest were studied in six kiwi orchards in Iran, during one-year period. Parasitoid species abundance, species diversity indices and evenness indices were calculated. Most of the parasitoid species were dominant or eudominant. Based on the alpha diversity indices, the Najarkola region had high diversity and the Kharatkola region had low diversity. The Paeendasteh region (based on Simpson’s Diversity on Camargo evenness indices) and the Samnakola region (based on the modified Nee, and on Smith and Wilson evenness indices) were less uniform. Among the recorded parasitoids, Encarsia berlesei Howard (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae), followed by Aphytis proclia Walker (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae), had the highest population in all orchards.

Biodiversity and population fluctuations of parasitoids of the white peach scale, <italic>Pseudaulacaspis pentagona</italic> (Targioni-Tozzetti) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae), in kiwifruit orchards in Northern Iran

Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences

Young Researchers and Elite Club, Yard Branch

Hellenic Plant Protection Journal

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Biodiversity and population fluctuations of parasitoids of the white peach scale,  (Targioni-Tozzetti) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae), in kiwifruit orchards in Northern Iran

The white peach scale, Pseudaulacaspis pentagona Targioni-Tozzetti (Hemiptera: Diaspididae), is one of the most important and destructive polyphagous pests of...

Biodiversity and population fluctuations of parasitoids of the white peach scale, Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Targioni-Tozzetti) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae), in kiwifruit orchards in Northern Iran

Published Online: Jan 31, 2019

Page range: 12 - 21

Received: Jul 28, 2018

Accepted: Dec 13, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/hppj-2019-0003

Keywords
parasitoids, diversity, evenness index, species abundance, species richness

© 2019 A.H. Toorani et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Biodiversity and population fluctuations of parasitoids of the white peach scale, Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Targioni-Tozzetti) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae), in kiwifruit orchards in Northern Iran

Published Online: Jan 31, 2019

Page range: 12 - 21

Received: Jul 28, 2018

Accepted: Dec 13, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/hppj-2019-0003

Keywordsparasitoids, diversity, evenness index, species abundance, species richness

© 2019 A.H. Toorani et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
parasitoids, diversity, evenness index, species abundance, species richness