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Psix striaticeps (Dodd) (Hymenoptera, Scelionidae): an Old World parasitoid of stink bug eggs arrives in Florida, USA.
- Source :
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Journal of Hymenoptera Research . 2021, Issue 87, p503-521. 19p. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Psix striaticeps (Dodd) is an egg-parasitoid wasp previously known only from the Old World. We report this species from twelve counties in Florida, which are the first records in the Western Hemisphere. It was collected in yellow cylinder traps and reared from the eggs of three stink bug species: Nezara viridula L., Chinavia marginata (Palisot de Beauvois), and Piezodorus guildinii (Westwood). A COI barcode analysis found a 100% match between the Floridian population and a specimen from South Africa. The prospects of using Ps. striaticeps as a biological control agent against exotic stink bugs are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *STINKBUGS
*HYMENOPTERA
*BIOLOGICAL pest control agents
*INSECT eggs
*EGGS
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10709428
- Issue :
- 87
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Hymenoptera Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 154399364
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.87.76191