First discovery of the natural egg parasitoid of Cydalima perspectalis (Walker, 1859) in Turkey with molecular methods (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) Primer descubrimiento del parasitoide natural de los huevos de Cydalima perspectalis (Walker, 1859) en Turquía con métodos moleculares (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

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Can F., Ularlı B., Ercan F.

SHILAP Revista de lepidopterologia, vol.50, no.200, pp.607-616, 2022 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 50 Issue: 200
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.57065/shilap.253
  • Journal Name: SHILAP Revista de lepidopterologia
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Fuente Academica Plus, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database, DIALNET
  • Page Numbers: pp.607-616
  • Keywords: Crambidae, Cydalima perspectalis, Cytochrome oxidase subunit I, Internal transcribed spacer 2, Lepidoptera, phylogeny, Trichogramma evanescens, Turkey
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The genus Trichogramma Westwood, 1833 are important biological control agents of especially Lepidoptera pests in all around the world. These tiny wasps can’t be reliably identified owing to their small size and lack of definable morphological characters. ITS2 (Internal transcribed spacer 2) sequence-based identification has been performed successfully for years for parasitoids of the genus Trichogramma. The use of indigenous Trichogramma species against pests is very important for the success of biological control. Therefore, accurate and precise species identification of Trichogramma plays a key role in biological control programs. In the study, egg parasitoids were obtainedfrom parasitized egg masses of Cydalima perspectalis (Walker, 1859) collected in Hatay province of Turkey in May 2021. Trichogramma wasps were collected and only one species was determined by using both ribosomal and mitochondrial sequences. According to ribosomal and mitochondrial sequence results, all of the collected samples were determined to be Trichogramma evanescens Westwood, 1833. This is the first report of T. evanescens as egg parasitoid of C. perspectalis in the worldwide.