A fortuitous find: a unique haplotype of Ooencyrtus nezarae Ishii (Encyrtidae: Encyrtinae) discovered in Florida

The adventive arrival of biological control agents circumvents the regulatory process by introducing exotic species to control invasive pests and is generally followed by post hoc risk evaluation. The bean plataspid, (Fabricius) (Hemiptera: Plataspidae), is an invasive pest of leguminous crops in th...

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Published in:Biodiversity data journal 2020, Vol.8, p.e36440-e36440
Main Authors: Goltz, Nicholas C, Awad, Jessica, Moore, Matthew R, Talamas, Elijah J
Format: Article
Language:English
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Megacopta cribraria
Paratelenomus sacch
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Summary:The adventive arrival of biological control agents circumvents the regulatory process by introducing exotic species to control invasive pests and is generally followed by post hoc risk evaluation. The bean plataspid, (Fabricius) (Hemiptera: Plataspidae), is an invasive pest of leguminous crops in the south-eastern United States that was eventually followed by two parasitoid wasps from its range in the eastern hemisphere, (Dodd) (Scelionidae) and Ishii (Encyrtidae). In North Central Florida, sentinel egg masses, intended to capture , instead yielded , which was previously known only from Alabama (Ademokoya et al. 2018). Two generations of were subsequently reared in the laboratory. COI sequences from the Florida population of differed by 1.3% from the Alabama population and the presence of a different haplotype suggests the possibility of a separate introduction. Laboratory parasitism rates, sex ratios, morphology, molecular diagnosis and implications for agriculture are discussed.
ISSN:1314-2828
1314-2836
1314-2828
DOI:10.3897/BDJ.8.e36440