all species in the genus lysiphlebus förster (hymenoptera: braconidae, aphidiinae) are solitary endoparasitoids of aphids, which are one of the most difficult and unknown taxonomic groups to identify. a pair of species-specific primers as a molecular marker was designed to identify the most abundant and important aphid parasitoid wasp, l. fabarum marshall, collected from guilan province (iran)....

Cold storage is a valuable method for reducing the cost of producing large amounts of biological agents. Fluctuating thermal regimes (prolonged exposures at low temperatures combined with periodic short higher temperature) are reported to improve cold survival and fecundity in some parasitoid species. In this study, the pupal stage of the parasitoid wasp Lysiphlebus fabarum (Marshall) (Braconid...

The toxicity of three insecticides to Lysiphlebus fabarum (Marshall) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae), a parasitoid of Aphis fabae Scopoli (Hemiptera: Aphididae), was investigated using IOBC/wprs protocols. Abamectin 1.8 EC, imidacloprid 350 SC, and pymetrozine 25 WP were tested under laboratory conditions at recommended field rates. Immature stages of the parasitoid were exposed to materi...