Survey And Distribution Of Coccinellids On Citrus Along The Syrian Coast

Fedaa Shamseen Ahmad Rai and Kais Ghazal
Agriculture Department of Lattakia, Lattakia Center for Rearing Natural Enemies, P.O. Box 3100, Lattakia, Syria

Abstract

Coccinellids were surveyed in six locations in the Lattakia region during 2001-2002. Twenty-one Coccinellids species were surveyed. Six predators were found the most common in 2001 and 2002. The relative occurrence of Chilocorus bipustalatus Linneus in sticky traps in the two years was 22.05 and 17.87%, and in the multiplied net was 57 and 58%; Rodalia Cardinales in sticky traps was 23.5 and 36%, and in the multiplied net was 0.99 and 2.98%; Scymuns Syriacus in Sticky traps was 21.8 and 18.96%, and in the multiplied net was 8.18 and 21.8%.; Scymnus aptzy in sticky traps was 14.77 and 0.48%, and in the multiplied net was 4.26 and 3.86%; Serangium Parceesetum in sticky traps was 7.24 and 5.05%, and in the multiplied net was 6.15 and 10.66%, especially at locations of intensive infestation with soft brown scale (Coccus Hesperidum); and Oeuopia conglabata in sticky traps was 1.58 and 5.67%, and in the multiplied net was 0.18 and 7.23%. The relative occurrence of the other predators was very low in both sticky traps or in the multiplied net.