Some Heteroptera (Hemiptera) Species That Are Potential Natural Enemies of Cimbex Quadrimaculata (Müller, 1766) (Hymenoptera: Cimbicidae)

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The study was carried out in the provinces of Elazig and Diyarbakir between 2020-2021. In the studies conducted in nature and in laboratory conditions, it is observed that the species does not feed on advanced larval stages of the pest. From the species identified in the study, Deraeocoris trifasciatus Linnaeus, 1767 and Globiceps sphaegiformis Rossi, 1790 species belonging to the Miridae family were observed in nature, and Nagusta goedelii Kolenati, 1857 and Zelus (Diplodacus) renardii (Kolenati, 1856) species belonging to the Reduviidae family were observed to in laboratory conditions to feed on the pest. Geocoris luridus Fieber, 1844 and Geocoris putonianus Bergroth, 1892 species belonging to the Geocoridae family were found to be abundant in nature before the pest began to be observed in nature. Brachycoleus steini Jakovlev, 1884 specimens and Macrotylus ponticus Seidenstücker, 1966 found in abundance in the garden at the larval period of pest of these species. It has not been determined that they feed on pests. All species have been detected in the fauna of both provinces. These species are also the first record for the provinces where they have been found.