Publisher : Biodiversity Journal
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Publication year : 2015
Thematic : Species
Language : English
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Endaphis aphidimyza Shivpuje et Raodeo, 1985 (Diptera Cecidomyiidae) is an endoparasitoid
gall midge, feeding within the body of the aphids Uroleucon (Uroleucon) sonchi (Linnaeus,
1767) (Hemiptera Aphididae); U. (Uromelan) compositae compositae (Theobald, 1915) and
U. (Uromelan) gobonis (Matsumura, 1917). Aphids are one of the major insect pests of many
crops including mustard, safflower, ground nut, cabbage, cauliflower, knol-khol, radish, bean,
soybean, wheat, sorghum, peas, potato, cotton and maize. In the present work four districts
of Chitrakoot Dham region, as well as nearby villages of Parbhani district (Maharashtra),
were surveyed for the above endoparasitoid gall midge. None E. aphidimyza, at any stage,
was found in Chitrakoot Dham, while other natural enemies of aphids such as syrphids,
coccinellids and lacewings were recorded.
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Keywords : ecological-economics
Encoded by : Pauline Carmel Joy Eje