Biological study of red plum moth, Cydia funebrana Tr. (Lepidoptera-Tortricidae) and preliminary survey for its parasitoid on almond in Mid-Syria

Cydia funebrana is the most important pests on almond and apple fruit, caused damage to fruits and fall down before ripen but the most important damage became in stores, In Syria, almond plantations are locations mainly in central area, This studywas done in almond orchards during 2004 – 2008, we found: C.funebrana had two generations in a year, but in 2008 had a third generation that entered in diapauses in late time of the year. The flying graph study showed that first peak was in late May (diapaused larvae), second in first days of July (first generation), However a third peak was noted in mid-August (second generation) in 2008. First, second and third generations lasted for 84, 74 and 44 days, respectively. parasitismstages: one Parasitoid belongs Chalcidoidea egg–larvae parasitoid, Ascogaster quadridentatus, five Parasitoid from larvae parasitoid, Bracon sp., Eupelmus sp., Pentalitomastix pyralis, Monodontomus sp., and fifth one Goniozus sp., and two Parasitoid from larvaepupa parasitoid, and one parasitoid from pupa parasitoid, it,s Pteromalus sp.