On the parasitoids species of the cabbage worm, Artogeia (Pieris) rapae L. (lepidoptera: pieridae) at El-Minoufia governorate, Egypt [electronic resource].

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Parasitoid species of Artogeia (Pieris) rapae L. in EI-Minoufia Governorate, at the three localities, i.e. (Quessna, Berket EI-Saba and Shibin EI-Kom) were surveyed during the two successive years of 2006 and 2007. The recorded parasitoids were the gregarious larval parasitoid, Apantelus glomeratus L., (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), the solitary pupal parasitoid, Brachymeria femorata Panz. (Hym.: halicididae) and the gregarious pupal parasitoid, Pteromalus puparum L. (Hym.: Pteromalidae). Total parasitism percentages ranged between 5.7-16.2, 7.8-20.0 and 10-23% for A.glomeratus, B. femorata and P. puparum, respectively. However, the total monthly parasitism percentages recorded 26, 28 and 39% at Quessna, Shibin EI-Kom and Berket El-Saba localities, respectively.

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