natural enemies of the cycad aulacaspis scale - Regional IPM Centers
natural enemies of the cycad aulacaspis scale - Regional IPM Centers
natural enemies of the cycad aulacaspis scale - Regional IPM Centers
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Arrhenophagus chionaspidis<br />
(Aphelinidae)<br />
• Attacks young 2 nd instar male <strong>scale</strong>s<br />
• Cosmopolitan distribution<br />
• A very frequent parasitoid <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>cycad</strong> <strong>aulacaspis</strong> <strong>scale</strong> in Asia:<br />
70% parasitism in Taiwan<br />
• Present in Florida, but has NEVER been reared<br />
from <strong>cycad</strong> <strong>aulacaspis</strong> <strong>scale</strong> (WHY NOT?)<br />
• VERY difficult to colonize in <strong>the</strong> laboratory<br />
(at <strong>the</strong> moment)
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