Copidosoma koehleri Blanchard

 

Taxonomic position	Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae
Year of introduction	1965, 1990
Source	South America via California (1965) Peru (1990)
Target pest	Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller)
Crop	Potato
Present status	Established. Used for augmentative releases against P. operculella and partially successful.
References 1. Noyes, J.S. & Hayat, M. 1994. Oriental Mealybug Parasitoids of the Anagyrini (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae). CAB International / The Natural History Museum, London. 554 p. 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.