Author/Authors :
farahpour-haghani, atousa agricultural research, education and extension organization (areeo) - rice research institute of iran (rrii), Rasht, Iran , tosiveski, ivo institute for plant protection and environment - department of plant pests, Zemun, Serbia , yaghoubi, bijan agricultural research, education and extension organization (areeo) - rice research institute of iran (rrii), Rasht, Iran , jalaeian, mahdi agricultural research, education and extension organization (areeo) - rice research institute of iran (rrii), Rasht, Iran , pouramir, farzin agricultural research, education and extension organization (areeo) - rice research institute of iran (rrii), Rasht, Iran
Abstract :
The water fern weevil, Stenopelmus rufinasus Gyllenhal (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), is considered as the most important biological control agent of Azolla spp. in the world. Azolla spp. was introduced in Iran in 1986. In August 2017, two specimens of S. rufinasus were collected on Azolla spp. in waterways near Anzali lagoon and Rice Research Institute of Iran (RRII) in Guilan province for the first time. Identification was based on molecular sequencing. This is the first record of S. rufinasus from Iran.
Keywords :
Biological control , Azolla spp. , weevil , Guilan province
