Record of aphidophagous syrphids with their prey and host plants in India: A review-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Record of aphidophagous syrphids with their prey and host plants in India: A review

Published:2024-06-30 Issue: Volume: Page:117-137
ISSN:2230-7281
Container-title:Journal of Biological Control
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Short-container-title:JBC

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AHMAD MD. EQUBAL,KUMARI KIMMI

Abstract

The article deals with the association of aphidophagous syrphids with their prey species and their host plants for programming the biocontrol approach against aphid pests. Aphids are tiny sap-sucking bugs and they are important phytophagous pests due to their polymorphism and rapid increase of their numbers by parthenogenetic development. Larvae of syrphids are the most important natural enemies of several sap-sucking insects and are useful bioagents in biological control programmes. After reviewing many articles 48 species of syrphids are recognised as predators of 72 aphid species infesting more than 141 plants of different families. Among these syrphids, Episyrphus balteatus was reported as a predator on maximum number of aphid species (43 species) followed by Ischiodon scutellaris (34 species), Eupeodes confrater (20 species), Betasyrphus serarius (18 species), Paragus serratus (17 species), and Allograpta javana (12 species).

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Informatics Publishing Limited

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