Parasitic wasps related to (Bernard, 1788) (Lepidoptera, Praydidae) in olive orchards in Greece.

The olive moth, (Bernard, 1788) (Lepidoptera: Praydidae) is categorised among the most devastating insect pests of olives, whose anthophagous and carpophagous generations can cause yield loss up to 581 and 846 kg of fruit per ha, respectively. In this study, results of the captured parasitoids in olive tree ( Linnaeus, 1753) orchards, or infested olive plant material in Crete, Greece, is presented. Five of the six identified species captured in trap devices are related to , i.e., Silvestri, 1908, (Nees, 1816), (Haliday, 1834), (Gravenhorst, 1829), and Gravenhorst, 1829. The species Dalman, 1820 and Ferrière & Delucchi, 1957 were reared from infested leaves. is reported for the first time from Greece. According to the international literature, 59 hymenopterous and dipterous parasitoid species are associated with in Europe.