Apanteles scutellaris (Muesebeck)
(=Illidops (Apanteles) scutellaris (Muesebeck))
Taxonomic position
Hymenoptera: Braconidae Year of introduction
1965 Source
USA Target pest
Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller)
Crop
Potato Present status
Not established References
1. Rao, V.P., Ghani, AM., Sankaran, T. and Mathur, K.C. 1971. A review of the biological control of insects and other pests in South East Asia and the Pacific region. Commonwealth Institute of Biological Control Technical Communication (6), 149 p., CAB, Slough, UK.
2. Sankaran, T. 1974. Natural enemies introduced in recent years for biological control of agricultural pests in India. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 44 (7): 425-433.