Biology:Tetrastichus
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Tetrastichus is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae.
Tetrastichus planipennisi is a parasitoid of the emerald ash borer, a wood boring insect native to Asia which is an invasive species in North America.
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Tetrastichus setifer is a paraditoid of the scarlet lily beetle. The beetle is invasive in North America, and highly destructive to lily species; the wasp has been introduced there for biological pest control.[1][2]
Tetrastichus coeruleus can be used as a biological control agent for the common asparagus beetle.[3]
Host species
The genus Tetrastichus parasitizes many different species of Lepidoptera, such as Pyralis farinalis.[4]
References
- ↑ Rice, Waubgeshig (14 Jul 2016). "Ottawa gardener employs tiny helpers to save prized flowers from pesky beetle". https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/red-lily-beetle-parasitic-wasps-garden-1.3677476.
- ↑ Lulla, Mamta (5 August 2020). "Olds College releases non-native wasp to kill lily beetles". https://www.reddeeradvocate.com/news/olds-college-released-non-native-wasp-that-kills-lily-beetles-6790989.
- ↑ Fernald, H. T. (1 August 1909). "A parasite of the asparagus beetle". Journal of Economic Entomology 2 (4): 278–279. doi:10.1093/jee/2.4.278. https://academic.oup.com/jee/article-abstract/2/4/278/2200609?redirectedFrom=fulltext. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ↑ Cotton, R. T.; Good, Newell Emanuel; Agriculture, United States Dept of; Quarantine, United States Bureau of Entomology and Plant (1937) (in en). Annotated list of the insects and mites associated with stored grain and cereal products, and of their arthropod parasites and predators. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. p. 2. https://archive.org/details/annotatedlistofi258cott. "farinalis."
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