Release and establishment in Nigeria of Epidinocarsis lopezi, a parasitoid of the cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti

dc.creatorLema, K.M.
dc.creatorHerren, H.R.
dc.date1985-08
dc.date2018-08-09T06:40:43Z
dc.date2018-08-09T06:40:43Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T16:05:16Z
dc.descriptionThe encyrtid wasp Epidinocarsis (= Apoanagyrus) lopezi (De Santis) was imported from Paraguay into Nigeria for the biological control of the cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti Matile‐Ferrero. It was mass‐reared and released at four localities in Nigeria. The parasitoid is now established and it is dispersing throughout cassava growing areas of Nigeria.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/96441
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/122133
dc.languageen
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceLema, K.M. & Herren, H.R. (1985). Release and establishment in Nigeria of Epidinocarsis lopezi, a parasitoid of the cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 38(2), 171-175.
dc.subjectbiological control
dc.subjectrelease agents
dc.subjecthymenoptera
dc.subjectencyrtidae
dc.subjectepidinocarsis lopezi
dc.subjecthomoptera
dc.subjectpseudococcidae
dc.subjectphenacoccus manihoti
dc.titleRelease and establishment in Nigeria of Epidinocarsis lopezi, a parasitoid of the cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus manihoti
dc.typeJournal Article

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