title: Parasites of Phyllotreta atra (Fabricius, 1775) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Trabzon.
abstract: In this study, the parasites of Pyllotreta atra (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Trabzon were investigated. Samples of P. atra were collected in different localities of Trabzon. Three different types of parasites from P. atra observed are as follows: Gre-garine (Apicomplexa), Nematode (Tylenchida: Allantonematidae) and larvae of certain parasitoids. The most abundant infection found in this study was gregarine infection followed by nematode infection with total infection rates 37.8% and 7.6%, respectively. The gre-garine and the nematode parasites were identified as Gregarina phyllotretae and Howardula phyllotretae, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Karadeniz Teknik Universitesi, Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi, Biyoloji Bölümü, Trabzon, Turkey.
authors.forename: Onur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tosun
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yaman
authors.forename: Ciçek
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aydin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016782:Apicomplexa / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D006927:Hymenoptera / Q000145:classification*; D007814:Larva / Q000145:classification; D014421:Turkey; D017187:Tylenchida / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*