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Ooencyrtus kuvanae

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Species of chalcid wasp

Ooencyrtus kuvanae
Adult Ooencyrtus kuvanae on spongy moth egg mass.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Encyrtidae
Genus: Ooencyrtus
Species: O. kuvanae
Binomial name
Ooencyrtus kuvanae
(Howard 1910)

Ooencyrtus kuvanae is a species of chalcid wasp. It was introduced to North America in 1908 to control Lymantria moths. In North America, it has become an active parasitoid of the invasive spotted lanternfly.

References

  1. Liu, Houping; Mottern, Jason (January 27, 2017). "An Old Remedy for a New Problem? Identification of Ooencyrtus kuvanae (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), an Egg Parasitoid of Lycorma delicatula (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae) in North America". Journal of Insect Science. 17 (1): 18. doi:10.1093/jisesa/iew114. PMC 5270392. PMID 28069731.
  2. Liu, Houping (February 2, 2019). "Occurrence, Seasonal Abundance, and Superparasitism of Ooencyrtus kuvanae (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) as an Egg Parasitoid of the Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) in North America". Forests. 10 (2): 79. doi:10.3390/f10020079.
Taxon identifiers
Ooencyrtus kuvanae
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