Potential Impact of Lysiphlebus fabarum (Marshall) Parasitoid against Cowpea Aphid
A. Saleh,
S. Amer,
Noha Lokma
et al.
Abstract:Field experiments were occurred during growing seasons of 2022 and 2023 at Kafr Saqr district, Sharkia Governorate, Egypt to assess the seasonal abundance of cowpea aphids and their parasitoid on cowpea plants and to determine the potential effects of the parasitoid Lysiphlebus fabrum on Aphis craccivora (Koch.) as a management control. Over the two seasons, A. craccivora populations averaged 487.65 and 531.76 individuals/20 leaves. Three parasitoid species were observed; L. fabrum and Trioxys sp. as a primary… Show more
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