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Kamila Gacem

  • Biodiversity Journal, 13 (3): 0665-0672

    Kamila Gacem & Farid Mezerdi
    Diversity of aphids and their natural enemies on peach orchards (Prunus persica L. Batsch) in Lakhdaria at Bouira (Algeria)
    https://doi.org/10.31396/Biodiv.Jour.2022.13.3.665.672a

    ABSTRACT
    Few insects that live on peach, Prunus persica (L.) Batsch, were considered pests. Aphids were one of the major pests there. To change the product to organic, we should know more about the pests and their natural enemies to use better organic decisions. The monitoring was conducted from March to May 2019 in a peach orchard in Lakhdaria at Bouira. Six species of aphids were considered important pests on peach trees. aphids attacked the peach orchard, and they were feeding on the young leaves, causing stunted growth. Natural enemies of aphids were essential agents in balancing their populations and an alternative to using insecticides to control these pests. Six predator species were identified: three ladybugs (Coleoptera Coccinellidae), two hoverflies (Diptera Syrphidae), one species of Neuroptera (Chrysopidae) and three parasitoids (Braconidae).