Dissemination of the Citrus Whitefly (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) Parasite Encarsia lahorensis (Howard) (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) and Its Effectiveness as a Control Agent in Florida

Biological control of the cassava mealybug,Phenacoccus manihotiby the exotic parasitoidEpidinocarsis lopeziin Africa

“…The distribution already exceeds that of any other agent introduced into Africa for biological control of insect pests, and the adaptability of E. lopezi to different ecological conditions in Africa (Greathead et al 1971). Few other biological control agents have bee similarly large areas or more countries (Schuster et al 1971;Bartlett 1978;Sailer et al 1984).…”

Encarsia hera Lahey & Andreason (Hymenoptera, Aphelinidae): a charismatic new parasitoid of Aleurocybotus Quaintance & Baker (Hemiptera, Aleyrodidae) from Florida

“…The primary hosts of Encarsia are whiteflies, although other groups of sternorrhynchous Hemiptera and insect eggs may also be attacked (Polaszek 1991;Evans et al 1995;Heraty et al 2008;Polaszek and Luft Albarracin 2011). Several species have been at the center of successful biological control programs, which makes this genus of considerable economic importance (Clausen and Berry 1932;Hart et al 1978;Sailer et al 1984;Hoddle et al 1998). The purpose of this study is to describe a new species of Encarsia reared from a pestiferous, undescribed species of Aleurocybotus from the southeastern United States, place the Encarsia species within the context of the genus based on a phylogenetic analysis of 28S ribosomal DNA, and provide a key to the species of Encarsia known to attack Aleurocybotus.…”