NEW RECORD OF THE PARASITOID, CRYPTUS INCULCATOR (L.), ON LARVAE AND PUPAE OF GREATER WAX MOTH IN IRAQ | ||
| The Iraqi Journal of Agricultural Science | ||
| Article 1, Volume 43, Issue 0, March 2013, Pages 71-76 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Radhi F. Al-Jassany; Iman M. Al-Malo; Haqi I. Dawi | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The parasitoid Cryptus inculcator (L.) is a new record in Iraq on larvae and pupae of greater wax moth Galleria mellonella (L.) in Abu-Graib apiary in west Baghdad. The parasitoid is belong to order Hymenoptera, family Ichneumonidae, sub family Cryptinae and tribe Cryptini. The parasitoid is a wide spread species in the world which parasite on larvae and pupae of lepidopterous insects. The adult was characterized by black head and thorax, dark orang abdomen, black longest antenna with 17-21 segments, yellow ivory frons, legs dark orange or coppery, typical segment of abdomen with dark color and contain oval spiracles in propodeal, in addition to smallest pits covered all parts of body. The parasitoid adults were appeared in the field in beginning of April with low densities and reached its peak at the beginning of May which decreased gradually and disappeared in the beginning of June with high temperature, the activities of adult was occurred in the early morning and disappeared on the infected combs wax after ten after ten am. | ||
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