parasitoids that are adapted to local environmental conditions. We need to investigate more intensively the parasitoid assemblages of pests and their trophic relationships for a successful biological control program.
Demography and biological attributes of some parasitoid wasps of these two
superfamilies have been studied recently under laboratory conditions. Our next
programs are to assess, to establish, to colonize, to evaluate and to increase the
efficacy of the biocontrol candidates at natural field conditions.
Conservation of hymenopterous biological control agents is another issue that
should be more considered in Iran. Several studies in Iran showed that a rich
complex of Chalcidoidea and Ichneumonoidea presented in agricultural and natural
ecosystems. Although we do not have in many cases an accurate assessment of the
parasitism rate of them, we certainly protect them by decreasing the application of
chemical and nonselective pesticides.
References
Abai M (2011) An introduction to biological control in forest, vol 1. Iranian Research Institute of
Plant Protection, Tehran
Abbasipour H (2001) Report of endoparasitoid wasp, Meteorus gyrator (Thunberg) (Hym.:
Braconidae) on rice armyworm, Mythimna unipuncta (Howarth) from Iran. J Ent Soc Iran 20
(2):101–102
Abbasipour H, Amini Dehaghi M, Taghavi A (2004) Evalution of parasitoids efficiency to control
the cereal armyworm, Mythimna unipuncta (Howarth) (Lep.: Noctuidae) in the rice fields of
Iran. 16th Iranian Plant Protection Congress, 28 August–1 September 2004, Tehran, p 86
Abbasipour H, Mahmoudvand M, Basij M, Lozan A (2012) First report of the parasitoid wasps,
Microchelonus subcontracts and Bracon intercessor (Hym.: Braconidae), from Iran. J Ent Soc
Iran 32(1):89–92
Abdi Bastami F, Fathipour Y, Talebi AA (2011) Comparison of life table parameters of three
populations of braconid wasp, Habrobracon hebetor (Hym.: Braconidae) on Ephestia
kuehniella (Lep.: Pyralidae) in laboratory conditions. Ent Phytopat 78(2):153–176
Abedi Z, Saber M, Gharekhani G, Mehrvar A (2012) Lethal and sublethal effects of two formulations of azadirachtin on Habrobracon hebetor Say (Hym.: Braconidae). 20th Iranian Plant
Protection Congress, 25–28 August 2012, Shiraz, p 244
Abedi Z, Saber M, Gharekhani G, Mehrvar A (2013) The effects of sublethal does of pyridalil on
life table parameters of the parasitoid Habrobracon hebetor say (Hym., Braconidae). J Ent Res 5
(3):271–282
Abedi Z, Golizadeh A, Hassanpour M (2016) The effect of cold storage of Habrobracon hebetor in
different periods on age-specific functional response to Anagasta kuehniella. Paper presented at
the 3rd National Meeting on Biological Control in Agriculture and Natural Resources, Iran,
2–3 February 2016, p 37
Abolhassanzadeh F, Lotfalizadeh H, Madjdzadeh SM (2017) Updated checklist of Pteromalidae
(Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) of Iran, with some new records. J Ins Biod System 3(2):119–140
Adldoost H (1995) Study of population dynamics of rainfed chickpea leafminer in West Azarbaijan.
12th Iranian Plant Protection Congress, 2–7 September 1995, Tehran, p 140
Adldoost H (2010) Study on the larval parasitism of Heliothis viriplaca Huf. in the western
Azarbaijan province of Iran. 19th Iranian Plant Protection Congress, 31 July- 3 August 2010,
Tehran, p 127
274
H. Lotfalizadeh and A. Mohammadi-Khoramabadi
Demography and biological attributes of some parasitoid wasps of these two
superfamilies have been studied recently under laboratory conditions. Our next
programs are to assess, to establish, to colonize, to evaluate and to increase the
efficacy of the biocontrol candidates at natural field conditions.
Conservation of hymenopterous biological control agents is another issue that
should be more considered in Iran. Several studies in Iran showed that a rich
complex of Chalcidoidea and Ichneumonoidea presented in agricultural and natural
ecosystems. Although we do not have in many cases an accurate assessment of the
parasitism rate of them, we certainly protect them by decreasing the application of
chemical and nonselective pesticides.
References
Abai M (2011) An introduction to biological control in forest, vol 1. Iranian Research Institute of
Plant Protection, Tehran
Abbasipour H (2001) Report of endoparasitoid wasp, Meteorus gyrator (Thunberg) (Hym.:
Braconidae) on rice armyworm, Mythimna unipuncta (Howarth) from Iran. J Ent Soc Iran 20
(2):101–102
Abbasipour H, Amini Dehaghi M, Taghavi A (2004) Evalution of parasitoids efficiency to control
the cereal armyworm, Mythimna unipuncta (Howarth) (Lep.: Noctuidae) in the rice fields of
Iran. 16th Iranian Plant Protection Congress, 28 August–1 September 2004, Tehran, p 86
Abbasipour H, Mahmoudvand M, Basij M, Lozan A (2012) First report of the parasitoid wasps,
Microchelonus subcontracts and Bracon intercessor (Hym.: Braconidae), from Iran. J Ent Soc
Iran 32(1):89–92
Abdi Bastami F, Fathipour Y, Talebi AA (2011) Comparison of life table parameters of three
populations of braconid wasp, Habrobracon hebetor (Hym.: Braconidae) on Ephestia
kuehniella (Lep.: Pyralidae) in laboratory conditions. Ent Phytopat 78(2):153–176
Abedi Z, Saber M, Gharekhani G, Mehrvar A (2012) Lethal and sublethal effects of two formulations of azadirachtin on Habrobracon hebetor Say (Hym.: Braconidae). 20th Iranian Plant
Protection Congress, 25–28 August 2012, Shiraz, p 244
Abedi Z, Saber M, Gharekhani G, Mehrvar A (2013) The effects of sublethal does of pyridalil on
life table parameters of the parasitoid Habrobracon hebetor say (Hym., Braconidae). J Ent Res 5
(3):271–282
Abedi Z, Golizadeh A, Hassanpour M (2016) The effect of cold storage of Habrobracon hebetor in
different periods on age-specific functional response to Anagasta kuehniella. Paper presented at
the 3rd National Meeting on Biological Control in Agriculture and Natural Resources, Iran,
2–3 February 2016, p 37
Abolhassanzadeh F, Lotfalizadeh H, Madjdzadeh SM (2017) Updated checklist of Pteromalidae
(Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) of Iran, with some new records. J Ins Biod System 3(2):119–140
Adldoost H (1995) Study of population dynamics of rainfed chickpea leafminer in West Azarbaijan.
12th Iranian Plant Protection Congress, 2–7 September 1995, Tehran, p 140
Adldoost H (2010) Study on the larval parasitism of Heliothis viriplaca Huf. in the western
Azarbaijan province of Iran. 19th Iranian Plant Protection Congress, 31 July- 3 August 2010,
Tehran, p 127
274
H. Lotfalizadeh and A. Mohammadi-Khoramabadi