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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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Main Authors: Lema, K.M., Herren, H.R.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: 1985
Subjects:
biological control
release agents
hymenoptera
encyrtidae
epidinocarsis lopezi
homoptera
pseudococcidae
phenacoccus manihoti
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/96441
Summary: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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