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Anagyrus lopezi

Synonyms: Apoanagyrus lopezi; Epidinocarsis lopezi

Wikipedia Abstract

Apoanagyrus lopezi is a species of parasitic wasp native to Central America. It is used as biological control agent against the cassava mealybug (Phenacoccus manihoti). Large-scale deployment of this parasitoid was done in Africa and is being attempted in Thailand in 2010.
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Prey / Diet

Phenacoccus manihoti (cassava mealybug)[1]

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♦ 1Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0