Indian Journal of Entomology

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  • Year: 2018
  • Volume: 80
  • Issue: 4

Parasitoid wasps of synanthropic flies from Iran

  • Author:
  • Ehsan Radi1,, Mehdi Khoobdel, Kamran Akbarzaderh, Behroom Karimian3, Azam Malekian2
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 1276 to 1279

1Health Research Centre Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control

3Department of Biochemistry, School of Public Health, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran

2Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Synanthropic flies belong to the order Diptera and these are considered as medical or veterinary pests. This study is an attempt to identify native parasitoid wasps of these flies for selecting a suitable biological control agent. The pupae of Musca domestica, Lucilia sericata and Sarcophaga haemorrhoidalis were used for attracting parasitic wasps, with 50 pupae of each species placed in dishes. The results revealed parasitoids viz., Nasonia vitripennis, Pachycrepoideus vindemmiae and Spalangia nigroaenea (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae), with majority being N. vitripennis. Spalangia nigroaenea was obtained only from house fly pupae. Of the three parasitoids, only N. vitripennis exhibited polyembryony with eleven adults from single pupa. The study reveals that N. vitripennis might be a candidate for biocontrol of synanthropic flies, and S. nigroaenea is suitable for specific control of house fly.

Keywords

Iran, synanthropic flies, pupal parasitoids, Pteromalidae, Iran, Nasonia, Pachycrepoideus, Spalangia, house fly, biocontrol