Yayla, M., Kahya, D., & Çalişkan Keçe, A.F. 2024 The Determination Mealybug Species and Natural Enemies in Pitaya Greenhouses in the Mediterranean Region. Horticultural Studies http://doi.org/10.16882/HortiS.1485117

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dispersal

distribution

economic importance

host plant

Notes: The present study aimed to determine mealybug species and its natural enemies (parasitoids, and predator insects) in pitaya greenhouses in Adana, Mersin, and Antalya between 2021 and 2022. According to results of this study, 2 different mealybug species was determined; Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley 1898, Phenacoccus madeirensis Green, 1923 (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in pitaya greenhouses. Moreover one parasitoid (Aenasius arizonensis Girault (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), and two different predatory insects from 2 different orders and 2 different families (Chrysoperla carnea Stephens (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae), Nephus includens Kirsch (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) were detected within this research.

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