Biocontrol Science and Technology (2010) 20, 625-630

Muhammad Ashfaq, Ghulam Shabbir Shah, Ali Raza Noor, Shahida Parveen Ansari and Shahid Mansoor (2010)
Report of a parasitic wasp (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) parasitizing cotton mealybug (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Pakistan and use of PCR for estimating parasitism levels
Biocontrol Science and Technology 20 (6), 625-630
Abstract: A parasitic wasp, Aenasius bambawalei, was studied for its biological parameters and parasitism levels in the cotton mealybug (Phenacoccus solenopsis). Biological parameters including parasitism efficiency, time to pupation, time to eclosion and adult sex ratio were studied under lab conditions. Parasitism levels in field collected mealybug were determined using PCR. Results showed an increase in parasitism over the study period, with higher parasitism levels in 2009 compared to the preceding 2 years.
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Database assignments for author(s): Muhammad Ashfaq, Shahid Mansoor

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
surveys/distribution/isolation
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Phenacoccus solenopsis		Pakistan
Aenasius bambawalei (parasitoid)	Phenacoccus solenopsis		Pakistan