Discovery of a non-native parasitoid, Marlattiella prima Howard (Hymenoptera, Aphelinidae) and its non-native host, Lopholeucaspis japonica Cockerell (Hemiptera, Diaspididae) in Central Texas
Sampling of crapemyrtle trees (Lagerstroemia L.) in central Texas yielded the discovery of an invasive scale pest, Lopholeucaspis japonica Cockerell, and its parasitoid natural enemy, Marlattiella prima Howard. These discoveries expand the known range of both the scale insect and the...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2020-06-01
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Series: | Journal of Hymenoptera Research |
Online Access: | https://jhr.pensoft.net/article/53827/download/pdf/ |