ANNUAL REPORT OF INTRODUCED BENEFICIAL ORGANISMS RELEASED IN THE UNITED STATES AND TERRITORIES - 1982 



SECTION I - INTRODUCED PARASITES AND PREDATORS RELEASED IN U.S. AND TERRITORIES - 1982 



PART B - Target Host/Prey Arranged Alphabetically by Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species with Alphabetical List of 

 Introduced Beneficial Species Released Against It; Target Host /Prey Arranged Alphabetically by Common Name 



Family of Host/Prey: Diaspididae 



Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Aonidiella aurantii (Maskell) 

 Common name of host /prey: California red scale 

 Species Released: Aphytis melinus 



Aspidiotiphagus sp. 

 Comperiella sp. 



Aphytis sp. 



Con^eriella bifasciata 

 Habrolepis sp. 



Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Targioni-Tozzetti) 

 Common name of host/prey: white peach scale 



Species Released: Arrhenophagus chionaspidis 



Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Pseudaulacaspis prionicola (Maskell) 

 Common name of host /prey: — 



Species Released: Arrhenophagus chionaspidis 



Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Quadraspidiotus perniciosus (Comstock) 

 Common name of host/prey: San Jose scale 

 Species Released: Aphytis aonidiae 



Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Unaspis euonymi (Comstock) 

 Common name of host /prey: euonymus scale 

 Species Released: Pteroptrix n. sp. 



Family of Host /Prey: Psyllidae 



Host/Prey Genus, species, author: Psylla pyricola Forster 

 Common name of host /prey: pear psylla 



Species Released: Calvia quatuordecimguttata 

 Harmonia conformis 

 Oenopia conglobata 



Harmonia axyridis 

 Menochilus quadriplagiatus 

 Propylea quatuordecimpunctata 



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