Title : ( Investigation on the mutualistic interactions of ant species and the aphids, Cinara spp. (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on Pinus mugo trees in urban green space of Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran )
Authors: Minoo Heidari , Gholamhossein Moravvej , Hussein Sadeghi Namaghi ,
Full TextAbstract
Mutualism is an interaction in which two species provide benefits for each other. Ant-aphid associations play an important role on the biological control of aphid pests, as ants’ defence against natural enemies of aphids may reduce efficiency of predators, parasitoids and even microbial agent. Samplings were performed randomly from ants and aphids on pine trees (Pinus mugo) of urban green space in Mashhad during four consecutive seasons in 2014 and 2015. This study aimed to explore symbiotic ants with aphids and biodiversity of ant species feeding on aphid’s honeydew. Two aphid species consisted of Cinara pini and Cinara palaestinesis. Eleven symbiotic ant species belonging to 8 genera and 3 subfamilies were identified of which 2 species were considered as new record for Khorasan Razavi fauna.
Keywords
Aphid; Parasitoid; Symbiotic; Fauna; Ant
@article{paperid:1053054,
author = {Heidari, Minoo and Moravvej, Gholamhossein and Sadeghi Namaghi, Hussein},
title = {Investigation on the mutualistic interactions of ant species and the aphids, Cinara spp. (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on Pinus mugo trees in urban green space of Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran},
journal = {Entomofauna},
year = {2016},
volume = {37},
number = {24},
month = {January},
issn = {0250-4413},
pages = {401--412},
numpages = {11},
keywords = {Aphid; Parasitoid; Symbiotic; Fauna; Ant},
}
%0 Journal Article
%T Investigation on the mutualistic interactions of ant species and the aphids, Cinara spp. (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on Pinus mugo trees in urban green space of Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran
%A Heidari, Minoo
%A Moravvej, Gholamhossein
%A Sadeghi Namaghi, Hussein
%J Entomofauna
%@ 0250-4413
%D 2016
