Turkish Journal of Zoology
Abstract
The pathogens and parasites of Pyllotreta undulata Kutschera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) collected from 5 localities in the Black Sea region of Turkey were investigated. Four different types of pathogens and parasites were recorded in adults of P. undulata: gregarine, microsporidium, and 2 nematodes, namely 1 Howardula species and 1 Hexamermis species. Gregarine and Howardula were the most common pathogen and parasite in P. undulata populations. There is the first record of a Hexamermis (Nematoda: Mermithidae) parasite from P. undulata in Turkey.
DOI
10.3906/zoo-0805-25
Keywords
Pathogen, parasite, Hexamermis, microsporidium, Phyllotreta undulata
First Page
139
Last Page
146
Recommended Citation
YAMAN, M, TOSUN, O, & AYDIN, Ç (2009). Occurrence of the Pathogens and Parasites of Phyllotreta undulata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Turkey. Turkish Journal of Zoology 33 (2): 139-146. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-0805-25
