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Parasitoid wasp of agricultural pests

Cotesia icipe
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Braconidae
Genus: Cotesia
Species: C. icipe
Binomial name
Cotesia icipe
Fiaboe, Fernández-Triana, Nyamu, & Agbodzavu 2017

Cotesia icipe is a parasitoid species of wasp of the genus Cotesia. Found in tropical Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, it was first discovered as a parasitoid of the Lepidopterans Spodoptera littoralis and beet armyworm (Spodoptera exigua). Therefore it is now being studied as a possible biological control of Lepidopteran pests of amaranth crops in those areas.

Range

Kenya (Yatta Constituency, Mwea Constituency, Kitengela, Thika, and Machakos), Madagascar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Yemen, and Ethiopia (Awasa (Hawassa), Jimma, and Awash-Melkasa).

Hosts

  • S. exigua, a native host
  • S. littoralis, a native host
  • S. frugiperda - C. icipe is the primary parasitoid of the invasive agricultural pest S. frugiperda in Ethiopia, and a minor one in Kenya.

References

  1. ^ Fiaboe, Komi K.M.; Fernández-Triana, Jose; Nyamu, Faith W.; Agbodzavu, Komi M. (2017-12-20). "Cotesia icipe sp. n., a new Microgastrinae wasp (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) of importance in the biological control of Lepidopteran pests in Africa" (PDF). Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 61. International Society of Hymenopterists (Pensoft): 49–64. doi:10.3897/jhr.61.21015. ISSN 1314-2607.
  2. ^ Sisay, Birhanu; Simiyu, Josephine; Malusi, Peter; Likhayo, Paddy; Mendesil, Esayas; Elibariki, Nsami; Wakgari, Mulatu; Ayalew, Gashawbeza; Tefera, Tadele (2018-06-13). "First report of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), natural enemies from Africa". Journal of Applied Entomology. 142 (8). Wiley: 800–804. doi:10.1111/jen.12534. ISSN 0931-2048. S2CID 90949331.
  3. B. M. Prasanna; Joseph E. Huesing; Regina Eddy; Virginia M. Peschke. "Fall Armyworm in Africa: A Guide for Integrated Pest Management" (PDF). Integrated Pest Management Florida (1 ed.). USAID, CIMMYT, CGIAR MAIZE. pp. 1–120. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-07-27.
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Cotesia icipe
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