Discovery of a non-native parasitoid, Marlattiella prima Howard (Hymenoptera, Aphelinidae) and its non-native host, Lopholeucaspis japonica Cockerell (Hemiptera, Diaspididae) in Central Texas

By

Gilder, Kyle
Masloski, Kenneth
Woolley, James Braden
Gu, Mengmeng
Merchant, Michael
Heinz, Kevin

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020

Original Publication

Journal of Hymenoptera research

Volume

77

Pages

213--217

Subjects

biologivcal control , Lopholeucaspis japonica , Marlattiella , Marlattiella prima

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Washington, D.C International Society of Hymenopterists

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.77.53827

 

Abstract

Sampling of crapemyrtle trees (LagerstroemiaL.) in central Texas yielded the discovery of an invasive scale pest,Lopholeucaspis japonicaCockerell, and its parasitoid natural enemy,Marlattiella primaHoward. These discoveries expand the known range of both the scale insect and the parasitoid wasp in the United States.Marlattiella primawas not recovered in the absence ofL. japonica. Of the two counties sampled, Brazos County yielded 26M. primaindividuals and Tarrant County yielded neitherM. primanorL. japonica.