Abstract:
The species composition and number of the parasitoids against
Aphis gossypii in
Zanthoxylum armatum were investigated at different altitudes of 800-1800 meters in Jin Yang county. The parasite rate of parasitoids was 2.63%. Four species of parasitic wasps belonging to 3 families, 3 genera were found:
Aphidencyrtus aphidivorus,
Trioxys indicus,
T. sp.,
Aphelinus gossypii.
Trioxys indicus account for 90.38% of the total number of parasitic wasps, and was the dominant population of
Aphis gossypii. The other three species were
Aphidencyrtus aphidivorus ,
T. sp. and
Aphelinus gossypii. According to statistics, the ratio of Female-Male of
Trioxys indicus decreased with the increase of altitude in the range of 1000-1800 meters.