Aphytis melinus

DeBach, 1959

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Ηabitat

I1 Arable

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Establishment status

Established

Establishment status detail

Alien:

First detection year

1961

Impacts

Negative

Reared from Aonidiella aurantii on citrus (Georghiou 1977); In 1961, A. melinus originating from California, USA, was first released in Cyprus (Wood 1963).; Parasitoid of crop pests Aonidella aurantii; displacement of presumably native Aphytis chrysomphali (Orphanides 1984).

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.

Orphanides GM (1984) Competitive displacement between Aphytis spp. [Hym. Aphelinidae] parasites of the California red scale in cyprus. Entomophaga 29: 275–281. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02372114

Gerber E, Schaffner U (2016) Chapter 2: European insect biocontrol agents released in Europe. In: Gerber E, Schaffner U (Eds) Review of invertebrate biological control agents introduced into Europe.CABI Switzerland, Rue des Grillons 1, CH-2800.