The Parasitoid Complex of Aleurothrixus floccosus (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in the Citrus Groves of Central–Southern Italy
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Field Collections
2.2. Parasitization Rate and Phenology
2.3. Morphological Analysis
2.4. Molecular Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Morphological Analysis
3.2. Molecular Analysis
3.3. Parasitization Rate
3.4. Phenology
4. Discussion
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Localities | Coordinates | Host Plants |
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Casagiove (CE) | 41.078472 N, 14.316778 E | Clementine Citrus clementina Hort. ex Tanaka |
Portici (NA) | 40.810556 N, 14.341944 E | Lemon Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f. Clementine Citrus clementina Hort. ex Tanaka |
Grottammare (AP) | 42.988778 N, 13.869278 E | Bitter orange Citrus × aurantium L. Orange Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck |
Parasitoid Species | Localities | Coordinates | Date of Sampling | COI Accession Number | 28S-D2 Accession Number |
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Eretmocerus paulistus | Casagiove (CE) | 41.078472 N, 14.316778 E | 01.IX.2024 | PX103238 | PX103257 |
Signiphora xanthographa | Casagiove (CE) | 41.078472 N, 14.316778 E | 01.IX.2024 | PX103239 | PX103258 |
Amitus spiniferus | Portici (NA) | 40.810556 N, 14.341944 E | 22.VII.2024 | PX118932 | PX121923 |
Cales noacki | Portici (NA) | 40.810556 N, 14.341944 E | 22.VII.2024 | PX121924 |
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Melone, G.; Andretta, L.; Guastaferro, V.M.; Romito, E.; Formisano, G.; Giorgini, M.; Laudonia, S. The Parasitoid Complex of Aleurothrixus floccosus (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in the Citrus Groves of Central–Southern Italy. Insects 2025, 16, 1037. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects16101037
Melone G, Andretta L, Guastaferro VM, Romito E, Formisano G, Giorgini M, Laudonia S. The Parasitoid Complex of Aleurothrixus floccosus (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in the Citrus Groves of Central–Southern Italy. Insects. 2025; 16(10):1037. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects16101037
Chicago/Turabian StyleMelone, Gianluca, Lucia Andretta, Valentino Maria Guastaferro, Eleonora Romito, Giorgio Formisano, Massimo Giorgini, and Stefania Laudonia. 2025. "The Parasitoid Complex of Aleurothrixus floccosus (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in the Citrus Groves of Central–Southern Italy" Insects 16, no. 10: 1037. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects16101037
APA StyleMelone, G., Andretta, L., Guastaferro, V. M., Romito, E., Formisano, G., Giorgini, M., & Laudonia, S. (2025). The Parasitoid Complex of Aleurothrixus floccosus (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in the Citrus Groves of Central–Southern Italy. Insects, 16(10), 1037. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects16101037