Release and establishment in Nigeria of Epidinocarsis lopezi, a parasitoid of the cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti

The encyrtid wasp Epidinocarsis (= Apoanagyrus) lopezi (De Santis) was imported from Paraguay into Nigeria for the biological control of the cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti Matile‐Ferrero. It was mass‐reared and released at four localities in Nigeria. The parasitoid is now established and it...

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Autores principales: Lema, K.M., Herren, H.R.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 1985
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/96441
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author Lema, K.M.
Herren, H.R.
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description The encyrtid wasp Epidinocarsis (= Apoanagyrus) lopezi (De Santis) was imported from Paraguay into Nigeria for the biological control of the cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti Matile‐Ferrero. It was mass‐reared and released at four localities in Nigeria. The parasitoid is now established and it is dispersing throughout cassava growing areas of Nigeria.
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spelling CGSpace964412025-04-17T08:26:45Z Release and establishment in Nigeria of Epidinocarsis lopezi, a parasitoid of the cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti Lema, K.M. Herren, H.R. biological control release agents hymenoptera encyrtidae epidinocarsis lopezi homoptera pseudococcidae phenacoccus manihoti The encyrtid wasp Epidinocarsis (= Apoanagyrus) lopezi (De Santis) was imported from Paraguay into Nigeria for the biological control of the cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti Matile‐Ferrero. It was mass‐reared and released at four localities in Nigeria. The parasitoid is now established and it is dispersing throughout cassava growing areas of Nigeria. 1985-08 2018-08-09T06:40:43Z 2018-08-09T06:40:43Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/96441 en Limited Access Lema, K.M. & Herren, H.R. (1985). Release and establishment in Nigeria of Epidinocarsis lopezi, a parasitoid of the cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 38(2), 171-175.
spellingShingle biological control
release agents
hymenoptera
encyrtidae
epidinocarsis lopezi
homoptera
pseudococcidae
phenacoccus manihoti
Lema, K.M.
Herren, H.R.
Release and establishment in Nigeria of Epidinocarsis lopezi, a parasitoid of the cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti
title Release and establishment in Nigeria of Epidinocarsis lopezi, a parasitoid of the cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti
title_full Release and establishment in Nigeria of Epidinocarsis lopezi, a parasitoid of the cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti
title_fullStr Release and establishment in Nigeria of Epidinocarsis lopezi, a parasitoid of the cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti
title_full_unstemmed Release and establishment in Nigeria of Epidinocarsis lopezi, a parasitoid of the cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti
title_short Release and establishment in Nigeria of Epidinocarsis lopezi, a parasitoid of the cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti
title_sort release and establishment in nigeria of epidinocarsis lopezi a parasitoid of the cassava mealybug phenacoccus manihoti
topic biological control
release agents
hymenoptera
encyrtidae
epidinocarsis lopezi
homoptera
pseudococcidae
phenacoccus manihoti
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/96441
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