New Record of <i>Encarsia protransvena</i> and Confirmed Occurrence of <i>Encarsia hispida</i> (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) as Parasitoids of <i>Singhiella simplex</i> (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Italy

New Record of <i>Encarsia protransvena</i> and Confirmed Occurrence of <i>Encarsia hispida</i> (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) as Parasitoids of <i>Singhiella simplex</i> (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Italy

<i>Encarsia protransvena</i> (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) is recorded here for the first time in Italy as a parasitoid of the whitefly <i>Singhiella simplex</i> (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), one of the most invasive alien pests of exotic <i>Ficus</i> species. <i>S...

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Main Authors: Giuliano Cerasa, Luigi Tomasello, Gianluca Melone, Elia Russo, Gaetano Siscaro, Carmelo Cavallaro, Annamaria Ienco, Francesca Laudani, Vincenzo Palmeri, Orlando Campolo, Francesca Garganese, Francesco Porcelli, Paolo A. Pedata, Vittorio Farina, Giovanni Gugliuzza, Roberto Rizzo, Stefania Laudonia, Gabriella Lo Verde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-01-01
Series:Insects
Subjects:
fig whitefly
natural enemies
aphelinid wasps
morphological and molecular identification
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/16/1/40
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