VEGETABLE CROPS SYRPHID FLIES (SYRPHIDAE) AND THEIR BIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE
Article Sidebar
Main Article Content
Abstract
Entomophagous insects that naturally control pest populations in vegetable agrocenoses are extremely numerous. One of the most effective groups of entomophagous insects is syrphid flies. Syrphid flies (Syrphidae) are the most important component of vegetable agrocenoses, and during the larval stage, they benefit by eating vegetable pests, especially aphids. In the cabbage and cucumber agrocenoses of the Samarkand district, 9 species of syrphid flies belonging to the genera Sphaerophoria, Eupeodes, Episyrphus, Ischiodon, Melanostoma, Paragus, whose larvae have a predatory lifestyle, and 1 species of the genus Eumerus, whose larvae feed phytophagously, were identified. Representatives of the genus Sphaerophoria (Sphaerophoria rueppeli, S. scripta) were noted as dominant species in the study areas.
Article Details
Section
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
How to Cite
References
1. Apostolos Pekas, Ines De Craecker, Sten Boonen, Felix L. Wäckers, Rob Moerkens. One stone; two birds: concurrent pest control and pollination services provided by aphidophagous hoverflies. Biological Control. Volume 149, October 2020, 104328 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2020.104328
2. Hui Li, Kris Wyckhuys, Kongming Wu. Hoverflies provide pollination and biological pest control in greenhouse-grown horticultural crops. Frontiers in Plant Science Volume 14, April 2023 DOI:10.3389/fpls.2023.1118388
3. Shanshan Jiang , Hui Li , Kongming Wu Evaluation on Biocontrol Efficacy of Episyrphus balteatus De Geer (Diptera: Syrphidae) Against Aphis craccivora, Myzus persicae, and Megoura crassicauda 2025 Jul 28;16(8):774. DOI:10.3390/insects16080774
4. Sajida Mushtaq , Sadia Maalik , Shahnaz Akhtar Rana , Waqar Majeed, and Nazia Ehsan(2023). Developmental analysis and predatory potential of Eupeodes corollae (Fabricius, 1794) (Diptera: Syrphidae) against aphids: A practical approach of biological control. Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences. DOI:10.21162/PAKJAS/23.3
5. Akhtar Ali Khan, Functional Response of Four Syrphid Predators Associated with Mealy Cabbage Aphid, Brevicoryne brassicae L. on Cruciferous Vegetables International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 6 Number 7 (2017) pp. 2806-2816, https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2017.607.391
6. Deuk-Soo Choi, Deog-Kee Park, Yong-Bong Lee, Ki-Jeong Hong. A new species of the genus Eumerus (Diptera: Syrphidae) infesting roots of Campanulaceae crops in South Korea. Korea. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology, Volume 24, Issue 1, April 2021, Pages 402-408, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aspen.2021.01.008