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Gyranusoidea tebygi sp. n. (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), a parasitoid of Rastrococcus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) on mango in India

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

J. S. Noyes
Affiliation:
British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, UK

Abstract

Gyranusoidea tebygi sp. n., an encyrtid parasitoid of Rastrococcus on mango in India, is described and compared with related species. The parasitoid is to be introduced into West Africa in an attempt to control the mealybug, which is a serious pest of mango and citrus in some West African countries.

Type
Original Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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