Aphytis diaspidis (Howard)

 

Taxonomic position

Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Aphelinidae

Year of introduction

1960

Source

USA

Target pest

San Jose scale, Diaspidiotus perniciosus (Comstock)

Target crops

Deciduous fruits

Present status

Not established

Listed as distributed in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir by Hayat (1986), Universal Chalcidoidea Database

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.