FIRST RECORD OF PARASITISM OF A MERMITHIDAE (NEMATODA) ON LEPTINOTERSA DECEMLINEATA (COL: CHRYSOMELIDAE) IN TURKEY
Author: S. MENNAN AND O. ERTURK Publishing Date: 2006 E-ISSN: 0255-7576 Volume 24 Issue 1 ABSTRACT: Mermithids parasitism has been reported on different insects all over the world. During the studies ofLeptinotersa decemlineata, 1000 beetles were collected from Persembe/Ordu and examined for nematodes parasitism. One infested beetle was found with Mermithids. This is the first record of mermithid parasitism in […]