Survey and diagnostic insect parasites that infect the pupa of house flies Musca domestica Linn. (Diptera:Muscidae) in some region of Karbala

Abstract

The research aims to scan and diagnose parasites that infect pupa houseflies Musca domestica L. in some areas of the province of Karbala Governorate for the duration of the first of December 2013 until the end of June 2014 in each of the Husseiniya region , Al-Hur, Khan Al-Robaa , Alsoadh and Sharia.The samples were collected from pupa houseflies from poultry waste and piles of accumulated waste and was putting all pupa within the gelatin capsule until the its emergence for adult parasites, and classified as a external parasite (ectoparaste), taxonomic keys will designed to diagnosis.A completely adult parasites were described in this study to all parts of the body morphometric through figure and illustrations. Four Species from within three Genous were recorded during this study and they were: Muscidifurax raptor, Nasonia vitripennis, Spalangia endius, Spalangia nigroaenea belonging to the family pteromalidae: Hymenoptera Order. The results showed that the highest value of the degree distribution of species members (Evenness) was Spalangia endius, and amounting to (0.60), while the lowest value reached to (0.13) in the Nasonia vitripennis, and the total percentage of parasitism was 7%. The results showed that the highest value for the ratio of the availability of the species (Richness) reached at 1.6% in the Khan Al-Robaa region. The lowest value 0.83% was recorded in Husseiniay and Alsoadh regions.