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Aphytis lingnanensis

Compere, 1955
Arthropoda » Hymenoptera » Aphelinidae » Aphytis lingnanensis
Ηabitat
I1 Arable

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Establishment status
Established
Establishment status detail

Alien:

First detection year
1962
Impacts
Positive

A parasite of Aonidella aurantii (Wood 1963; Georghiou 1977); introduced for biological control (Wood 1963).

Online resource
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/chalcidoids/database/d…
Pathway
1 RELEASE IN NATURE - Biological Control – BC
References

Wood BJ (1963) Imported and indigenous natural enemies of citrus coccids and aphids in Cyprus, and an assessment of their potential value in integrated control programmes. Entomophaga 8: 67–82. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02381339

Georghiou GP (1977) The insects and mites of Cyprus. With emphasis on species of economic importance to agriculture, forestry, man and domestic animals. Benaki Phytopathological Institute. Kiphissia, Athens Greece 347 pp.

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University of Cyprus - Department of Biological Sciences
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Akrotiri Environment

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