A new species of Anagyrus (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) from India attacking Rastrococcus invadens (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae), a pest of mango and citrus in West Africa.
Noyes J. S.
Author Affiliation: Department of Entomology, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, UK.
Bulletin of Entomological Research 80 : 203-207
Abstract : Anagyrus mangicola sp. nov., 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 R. invadens, a pest of mango and citrus.