Biology |
Solitary and gregarious endoparasitoids of whiteflies (Hemiptera:
Sternorrhyncha: Aleyrodidae).
Parasitoid of the citrus blackfly, Aleurocanthus woglumi,
a pest of citrus trees. Native to Asia, but has been introduced to many
other parts of the world as a biocontrol agent. |
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https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.87.73770 |
