Abstract
ABSTRACT The fig leaf roller (FLR), Phycodes radiata (Ochsenheimer, 1808) (Lepidoptera: Brachodidae), is an Oriental defoliator pest of Ficus spp. In the Oriental region, only two parasitic wasps, belonging to the Chalcididae and Eulophidae (Hymenoptera) families have been identified as natural enemies of FLR. Therefore, attempts are being made to discover parasitoids for biological control in Iran. In the laboratory condition (25 ± 1°C, 50%RH), two parasitoid species were successfully reared from FLR pupae. A chalcid species, Psilochalcis ceratoniae Delvare, 2011 (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae) was obtained for the first time on FLR, previously known to parasitise the carob moth, Ectomyelois ceratoniae (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Additionally, an ichneumonid species, Goryphus nursei (Cameron, 1907) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), was also recorded parasitising FLR for the first time. These newly discovered associations bring the total count of parasitoids of FLR to four species from three different families.
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