Review article

https://doi.org/10.32779/gf.8.3.4

Insects of the order Diptera as natural enemies of agricultural insect pests

Maja Čačija ; Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Agronomski fakultet, Republika Hrvatska *
Dora Badurina ; Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Agronomski fakultet (Završena studentica), Republika Hrvatska
Zrinka Drmić ; Hrvatska agencija za poljoprivredu i hranu, Centar za zaštitu bilja, Republika Hrvatska
Dinka Grubišić ; Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Agronomski fakultet, Republika Hrvatska
Ivan Juran ; Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Agronomski fakultet, Republika Hrvatska

* Corresponding author.

Abstract

The order Diptera (Diptera) is one of the most species-rich insect orders. The most well-known are harmful species such as fruit flies, leaf miners, gall midges and other species that damage agricultural crops. However, there are also many species whose larvae are carnivorous predators, parasites and parasitoids that attack and feed on other organisms. Their most common hosts are other insects, but they also attack snails, earthworms, millipedes and spiders. The best-known beneficial species of Diptera belong to the families Syrphidae (hoverflies), Tachinidae (tachinid flies), Cecidomyiidae (gall midges) and Dolichopodidae (long-legged flies). Some of them are also available as commercial products used in biological pest control. This paper reviews the relevant scientific literature to describe natural enemies
of the order Diptera that are important predators, parasites or parasitoids of various insect pests in agriculture.

Keywords

biological control, dipterans, natural enemies.

Hrčak ID:

350232

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/350232

Publication date:

28.12.2025.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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