A survey (1992-1996) of natural enemies of Diaspididae species in Antalya,Turkey

Natural enemies associated with armoured scale insects were surveyed in Ant alya province during the years 1992-1996. The surveys yielded 16 species of predators and 11 species of parasitoids associated with 11 species of scal e insects. One predator species - Lestodiplosis aonidiellae Harris, one hyp erparasite species - Ablerus perspeciosus Girault, and one parasitoid speci es - Coccophagoides moeris (Walker), are recorded for the first time in Tur key. Three coleopterans, namely, Chilocorus bipustulatus (Linnaeus), Cyboce phalus fodori-minor Endrody-Younga and Rhyzobius lophanthae (Blaisdell), we re found to be the most common predators and to be associated with the dive rse species of diaspidids in Antalya and are known so also in other parts o f Turkey. Among the parasitoids found, Aphytis chrysomphali (Mercet) and Ap hytis melinus DeBach are known to be relatively important on Aonidiella aur andi (Maskell), Aphytis maculicornis (Masi) on Parlatoria oleae (Colvee), A phytis mytilaspidis (LeBaron) on Lepidosaphes ulmi (Linnaeus), and Encarsia berlesei (Howard) on Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Targioni Tozzetti), in Ant alya and/or other parts of Turkey.