Natural enemies of Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green)(Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) and their population fluctuations in Ahvaz, southwest of Iran

MS Alizadeh, MS Mossadegh… - Journal of Crop …, 2013 - jcp.modares.ac.ir
The pink hibiscus mealybug Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green)(Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)
is a serious economic pest in tropical and subtropical regions and causes damage to many …

Pachyneuron (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) and its relationship to ladybirds (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae): new data from Iran and review of the literature

A Biranvand, P Ceryngier, H Vahedi, F Romasi… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Species of Pachyneuron Walker are most often reported as hyperparasitoids of
aphids, coccids and psyllids (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha). On the other hand, quite many …

Prey preference and consumption capacity of Nephus arcuatus (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae): the influence of prey stage, prey size and feeding experience

S Zarghami, F Kocheili, MS Mossadegh… - Biocontrol Science …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
This study examined the feeding habits of Nephus arcuatus Kapur (Coleoptera:
Coccinellidae), an important predator of mealybugs in south-western Iran. The consumption …

Parasitoids of the ladybird beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in Iran: an update

A Biranvand, O Nedvĕd, S Karimi… - Annales de la Société …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Over the past few decades, many records of the parasitoids parasitizing Coccinellidae have
been reported from Iran. Some of them, presented in hard to access conference …

Family Encyrtidae Walker, 1837.

E Guerrieri, M Hayat, H Ghahari… - Chalcidoidea of Iran …, 2021 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Species from the family Encyrtidae are all endoparasitoids and some are polyembryonic.
Many species have been used successfully in various biological control programmes in …