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A new species of Zeteticontus Silvestri (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) from Israel and Kenya, a Parasite of Carpophilus hemipterus (L.) (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

J. S. Noves
J. S. Noves
Affiliation:
British Museum (Natural History), South Kensington, London SW7 5BD, UK
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Abstract

Zeteticontus utilis sp. n., an encyrtid parasite of larvae of Carpophilus hemipterus (L.) and Urophorus humeralis (F.) in pineapple fields in Kenya and of C. hemipterus larvae in decaying fruit in Israel, is described. The parasite has been released in an attempt to control C. hemipterus in pineapple fields in Hawaii and is to be released against the same pest in Ohio.

Type
Original Articles
Information
Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 72 , Issue 3 , September 1982 , pp. 457 - 460
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1982

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References

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