The introduction of the Most Important Trees and Shrubs as the Hosts of Wood-boring Beetles in Different Regions of Iran and Identification of Many Natural Enemies

Forests have very important role in equilibrium of food chains and healthy of living organisms. Diverse flora of different trees and shrubs are scattered in different regions of Iran which many of them are rare species of the world. The forest trees and shrubs have several pests which wood-boring beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae, Buprestidae, Lucanidae) are the most important pests for these plants. The present research was conducted to determine the wood-boring beetles of forest trees and shrubs through 2000-2006 in different regions in Iran. The results indicated that totally 48 host plants were identified for 85 wood-boring beetles. Of the several host plants, three families including, Rosaceae, Ulmaceae, and Fagaceae with 19, 8 and 6 plant species, respectively had the highest number of host plants for wood-boring beetles. In addition to the host plants of wood-boring beetles, many important and dominant natural enemies (predators and parasitoids) were collected and determined from the studied regions.