Biology:Ooencyrtus kuvanae
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Short description: Species of chalcid wasp
| Ooencyrtus kuvanae | |
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| Adult Ooencyrtys kuvanae on spongy moth egg mass. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Encyrtidae |
| Genus: | Ooencyrtus |
| Species: | O. kuvanae
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| Binomial name | |
| Ooencyrtus kuvanae (Howard 1910)
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Ooencyrtus kuvanae is a species of chalcid wasp. It was introduced to North America in 1908 to control Lymantria moths.[1] In North America, it has become an active parasitoid of the invasive spotted lanternfly.[2]
References
- ↑ Liu, Houping; Mottern, Jason (January 27, 2017). "An Old Remedy for a New Problem? Identification of Ooencyrtus kuvanae (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), an Egg Parasitoid of Lycorma delicatula (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae) in North America". Journal of Insect Science 17 (1): 18. doi:10.1093/jisesa/iew114. PMID 28069731.
- ↑ Liu, Houping (February 2, 2019). "Occurrence, Seasonal Abundance, and Superparasitism of Ooencyrtus kuvanae (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) as an Egg Parasitoid of the Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) in North America". Forests 10 (2): 79. doi:10.3390/f10020079.
Wikidata ☰ Q13926259 entry
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