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1 December 2012 Natural Enemies of Woolly Apple Aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in Washington State
Lessando M. Gontijo, Stephen D. Cockfield, Elizabeth H. Beers
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Abstract

Woolly apple aphid, Eriosoma lanigerum (Hausmann), has become a pest of increasing importance in Washington apple orchards in the past decade. The increase in aphid outbreaks appears to be associated with changes in pesticide programs and disruption of biological control. We sampled woolly apple aphid colonies in central Washington apple orchards for natural enemies of this pest from 2006 to 2008. The most common predators encountered were Syrphidae (Syrphus opinator Osten Sacken, Eupeodes fumipennis Thomson, and Eupeodes americanus Wiedemann); Chrysopidae (Chrysopa nigricornis Burmeister); and Coccinellidae (Coccinella transversoguttata Brown and Hippodamia convergens Guérin-Méneville). The specialist syrphid Heringia calcarata Loew was recorded for the first time occurring in Washington apple orchards. The only parasitoid found in aerial colonies of woolly apple aphid was Aphelinus mali Haldeman; root colonies, however, were not parasitized. Identification of important natural enemies provides a better basis for conservation biological control of this pest.

© 2012 Entomological Society of America
Lessando M. Gontijo, Stephen D. Cockfield, and Elizabeth H. Beers "Natural Enemies of Woolly Apple Aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in Washington State," Environmental Entomology 41(6), 1364-1371, (1 December 2012). https://doi.org/10.1603/EN12085
Received: 23 March 2012; Accepted: 1 August 2012; Published: 1 December 2012
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apple
biological control
Eriosoma lanigerum
natural enemies
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