J. For. Sci., 2024, 70(1):24-30 | DOI: 10.17221/106/2023-JFS

First records of Glyptapanteles liparidis (Braconidae, Microgastrinae) and Gelis areator (Ichneumonidae, Cryptinae) in SloveniaShort Communication

Vladimir Žikić ORCID...1, Tanja Bohinc ORCID...2, Christos Athanassiou ORCID...3, Paraskevi Agrafioti ORCID...3, Matilde Eizaguirre ORCID...4, Drago Trajber5, Stanislav Trdan ORCID...2
1 Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, University of Niš, Niš, Serbia
2 Department of Agronomy, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
3 Laboratory of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Department of Agriculture, Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, Nea Ionia, Greece
4 Department of Crop and Forest Sciences, University of Lleida-Agrotenio Center, Lleida, Spain
5 Slovenia Forest Service, Regional unit Murska Sobota, Murska Sobota, Slovenia

Lymantria dispar, a well-known defoliating pest species, also presents a health challenge due to the allergenic potential of its hairs, making it interesting to study from various perspectives. As chemical control methods decline in popularity, the search for effective natural enemies of this pest, such as predators, parasites and parasitoids, are expanding. On this occasion, we report the discovery of the primary parasitoid Glyptapanteles liparidis and the secondary parasitoid Gelis areator for the fauna of Slovenia. Illustrations and a short biology are given for both species.

Keywords: antagonists; competitors; hymenopterans; hyperparasitoid; primary parasitoid

Received: September 25, 2023; Revised: November 3, 2023; Accepted: November 3, 2023; Prepublished online: January 17, 2024; Published: January 30, 2024  Show citation

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Žikić V, Bohinc T, Athanassiou C, Agrafioti P, Eizaguirre M, Trajber D, Trdan S. First records of Glyptapanteles liparidis (Braconidae, Microgastrinae) and Gelis areator (Ichneumonidae, Cryptinae) in Slovenia. J. For. Sci. 2024;70(1):24-30. doi: 10.17221/106/2023-JFS.
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