PRIMARY STUDIES ON THE PARASITOID FAUNA OF COCCOIDEA IN CULTIVATED AND NONCULTIVATED AREAS IN THE EAST MEDITERRANEAN REGION OF TURKEY

The parasitoid fauna of Coccoidea in cultivated and noncultivated area s was studied in the east Mediterranean region of Turkey in 1994-1997. In total, 25 parasitoid species belonging to Aphelinidae, Encyrtidae, and Eulophidae (Hymenoptera) were reared from 21 different scale host s. On crop plants, mainly citrus and peach, 13 parasitoids from eleven Coccoidea hosts were determined while 14 parasitoid species were obta ined from twelve scale insects on non-cultivated plants. Seven parasit oid species are new records for the Turkish insect fauna. Only one of them was found on citrus, while the other six species were sampled in non-cultivated areas. The most common parasitoids encountered were Aph ytis melinus DeBach, Encarsia berlesei (Howard) (Aphelinidae), Comperi ella bifasciata Howard (Encyrtidae), and Metaphycus flavus (Howard) (E ulophidae) in cultivated areas and Coccophagus lycimnia (Walker) (Aphe linidae) in non-cultivated areas. All other parasitoids species were o btained only from a few scale insects hosts.