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A new species of Anagyrus (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) from India attacking Rastrococcus invadens (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae), a pest of mango and citrus in West Africa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

John S. Noyes
John S. Noyes
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, UK
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Abstract

Anagyrus mangicolasp. n., an encyrtid parasitoid of Rastrococcus species on mango in India, is described and compared with related species. The parasitoid has been the subject of laboratory studies and may be introduced into West Africa to supplement the activities of previously introduced natural enemies of the mango mealybug (R. invadens Williams).

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 80 , Issue 2 , June 1990 , pp. 203 - 207
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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