Parasitoids and predaceous coccinellids of aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on ornamental plants in central districts of Kayseri Province

Abstarct: The present study was conducted to determine the parasitoids and predaceous coccinellids of aphids on trees and shrubs from parks, roadside plantings and landscaped areas in the central districts (Melikgazi, Kocasinan, Talas, Hacilar, Incesu) of Kayseri Province between the years 2014 and 2015. Nine parasitoid species were collected and one more species was identified to the genus level. They are Aphidius sp., A. hortensis Marshall 1896, A. matricariae Haliday 1834, A. urticae Haliday 1834, A. rosae Haliday 1834, Binodoxys angelicae Haliday 1833, Lysiphlebus fabarum Marshall 1896, L. testaceipes Cresson 1880, Praon abjectum Haliday 1833 and P. volucre Haliday 1833. In addition, 11 species of aphid predators from the Coccinellidae were collected. They are Adalia (Adalia) bipunctata (L.) 1758, A. (Adalia) decempunctata (L.) 1758, A. fasciatopunctata revelierei (Mulsant) 1866, Chilocorus bipustulatus (L.) 1758, Coccinella (Coccinella) septempunctata L. 1758, Exochomus (Exochomus) quadripustulatus (L.) 1758, Hippodamia (Adonia) variegata (Goeze) 1777, Oenopia (Synharmonia) conglobata (L.) 1758, Propylea quatuordecimpunctata (L.) 1758, Scymnus (Scymnus) apetzi Mulsant 1846 and S. (Pullus) subvillosus (Goeze) 1777