A new scale insect host family (Hemiptera: Asterolecaniidae) for Aphytis (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) in China
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DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2019.1618509
Abstract: ABSTRACT Aphytis wasps are among the most important natural enemies of scale insects, and armoured scale insects (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) have generally been considered as the only hosts of the genus Aphytis. Host records from non-diaspidids… read more here.
Keywords: aphytis; scale insect; hemiptera; new scale ... See more keywords
The parasitoids of Parlatoria ziziphi (Lucas) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae): with descriptions of two new species of Aphytis (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) from China, and a note on Aphytis species with black-tipped mid tibiae in the male
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DOI: 10.3390/insects16101070
Abstract: Simple Summary The black parlatoria scale, Parlatoria ziziphi (Lucas) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae), is a destructive pest attacking citrus plants worldwide. Parasitoids are important natural enemies used for the biological control of P. ziziphi. In Egypt from… read more here.
Keywords: aphytis; lucas hemiptera; new species; parlatoria ziziphi ... See more keywords