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Syrphids (Diptera, Syrphidae) and coccinellids (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) occurring in Myzus cerasi (F.) (Hemiptera) colonies on Prunus avium L. Cover

Syrphids (Diptera, Syrphidae) and coccinellids (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) occurring in Myzus cerasi (F.) (Hemiptera) colonies on Prunus avium L.

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|Mar 2012

Abstract

During the sampling period, 243 syrphid larvae belonging to seven species were collected from M. cerasi colonies on P. avium. Episyrphus balteatus Deg. and Epistrophe eligans (Harr.) were the most numerous species amongst the materials gathered, followed by Syrphus ribesii (L.) and S. vitripennis Meig. All of these species play an essential role in reducing M. cerasi populations. Amongst the Coccinellidae occurring in black cherry aphid colonies, Adalia bipunctata L. was the dominant species, while the subdominant was Coccinella septempunctata L. and Propylaea quatuordecimpunctata (L.).

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10245-011-0006-5 | Journal eISSN: 2083-5965 | Journal ISSN: 0867-1761
Language: English
Page range: 37 - 42
Published on: Mar 19, 2012
Published by: Polish Society for Horticultural Sciences (PSHS)
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

© 2012 Elżbieta Wojciechowicz-Żytko, published by Polish Society for Horticultural Sciences (PSHS)
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