Table 7.6
The known species of Ichneumonoidea associated with major pests of the order Lepidoptera in Iran
Family
Pest
Host plant
Parasitoid
Family
Reference (s)
Arctiidae
Hyphantria cunea
(Drury)
Polyphagous (forest
and fruit trees, crops)
Cotesia hyphantriae
(Riley)
Braconidae
Abai (2011)
Cotesia glomerata
(L.) Braconidae
Protapanteles liparidis
(Bouché)
Braconidae
Netelia testacea
(Gravenhorst)?
Ichneumonidae
Campoletis fasciata
(Bridgman)
Ichneumonidae
Theronia atalantae
(Poda)
Ichneumonidae
Theroscopus
esenbeckii
(Gravenhorst)
Ichneumonidae
Crambidae
Chilo suppressalis
Walker
Rice
Cotesia chilonis
(Munakata)
Braconidae
Rassipour (1993)
Gelechidae
Achroia grisella
(Fabricius)
Honey, bee wax
Apanteles galleriae
Wilkinson
Braconidae
Goldansaz et al. (1996)
Recurvaria nanella
(Denis & Schiffermuller)
Rosaceous fruit trees
Orgilus obscurator
(Nees)
Braconidae
Sabzevari (1968)
Batrachedra amydraula
Meyrick
Palm
Habrobracon hebetor
(say)
Braconidae
Karampour and Fasihi (2004)
Phanerotoma
leucobasis
Kriechbaumer
Braconidae
Gharib (1968)
Scrobipalpa ocellatella
Boyd
Sugar beet
Bracon intercessor
Nees
Braconidae
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