Insect pests of Camellia oleifera and their natural enemies in Quzhou,China

Camellia oleifera，which has been widely planted in eastern China，is one of the most important economic trees in subtropical areas of China. In this work，pests of C. oleifera and their natural enemies in Quzhou City of Zhejiang Province were surveyed in the field，collected，and then analyzed. Results revealed 225 pest insects belonging to nine orders in 55 families with seven major insect species：Casmara patrona，Curculio chinensis，Dichocrocis punctiferalis，Dasychira dudgeoni，Chrenoma atritarsis，Macrotermes barneyi，and Odontotermes fomosanus. Among the insect pests that damaged C. oleifera trees，Lepidoptera were predominant. Also found were 49 natural enemies belonging to 4 orders and 11 families.［Ch，5 tab. 23 ref.］