Biology:Anastatus orientalis

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Short description: Species of parasitic wasp

Anastatus orientalis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Eupelmidae
Genus: Anastatus
Species:
A. orientalis
Binomial name
Anastatus orientalis
Yang & Choi, 2015

Anastatus orientalis is a species of parasitic wasp which preys on Lycorma lanternfly eggs.[1] Females live significantly longer than males, over ten weeks compared to the male lifespan of three weeks.[2]

It may be useful as a control of spotted lanternfly which has become an invasive pest in the United States . 69% of lanternfly egg cases in China were found to be parasitized by the wasp.[3]

References

  1. Manzoor, Atif; Zhang, Yan-Long; Xin, Bei; Wei, Ke; Wang, Xiao-Yi (August 10, 2021). "Genetic diversity, population structure and rapid early detection of the parasitoid Anastatus orientalis (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae) inside eggs of spotted lanternfly (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae)". Annals of Applied Biology 179 (1): 12–20. doi:10.1111/aab.12674. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/aab.12674. Retrieved August 10, 2021. 
  2. Broadley, Hannah J; Gould, Juli R; Sullivan, Liam T; Wang, Xiao-yi; Hoelmer, Kim A; Hickin, Mauri L; Elkinton, Joseph S (17 February 2021). "Life History and Rearing of Anastatus orientalis (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae), an Egg Parasitoid of the Spotted Lanternfly (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae)". Environmental Entomology 50 (1): 28–35. doi:10.1093/ee/nvaa124. PMID 33247300. https://academic.oup.com/ee/article/50/1/28/6008156. Retrieved 30 August 2022. 
  3. Ricciuti, Ed (December 17, 2015). "Be Prepared for the Invasive Spotted Lanternfly, Entomologists Warn". https://entomologytoday.org/2015/12/17/be-prepared-for-spotted-lanternfly/. Retrieved August 10, 2021. 

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