A Preliminary Study on the Use and Protection of the Natural Enemies of Insect Pests in the Seed Stands of Picea crassifolia
- Received Date: 1999-04-08
- Available Online: 2012-03-17
Abstract: One hundred and thirty five species (including subspecies) of natural enemies of the insect pests in the seed stands of Picea crassifolia Kom.in the Qilian Mountains in Qinhai Province were collected and identified.Among them 54 species were parasitoids and 81 predatory insects.The major species of the natural enemies of the important pests and the 14 species of the parasitoids of Pseudotomides strobibellus, which is the predomitory species of the seed and cone pests,were found.The total parasitic rate is 10%~60%,primarily by Scambus sp., Megashyssa sp.and Hyssopus nigritulus. Collecting the damaged seed cones in the on year and releasing parasitoids in the off year can increase the parasitic rate to 36.5%~38.2% and decrease the rate of damaged seed cones to 55.1%.