Florida Entomologist (2009) 92, 497-499

Arturo Cocco, Ayyamperumal Jeyaprakash and Marjorie A. Hoy (2009)
Parasitism of the brown citrus aphid in Dominica by Lysiphlebus testaceipes and Lipolexis oregmae (Hymenoptera: Aphidiinae)
Florida Entomologist 92 (3), 497-499
Abstract: The brown citrus aphid parasitoids Lipolexis oregmae and Lysiphlebus testaceipes are present and widely distributed in Dominica. Lipolexis oregmae was not purposefully released and it is not clear when and by which pathway the parasitoid was introduced to Dominica. The brown citrus aphid samples tested were parasitized by both parasitoids (80-100%), suggesting that both L. oregmae and L. testaceipes might be effective parasitoids of T. citricidus in Dominica.
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Database assignments for author(s): Arturo Cocco, Marjorie A. Hoy, Ayyamperumal Jeyaprakash

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.
	Aphis citricidus		Dominica
Lipolexis oregmae (parasitoid)	Aphis citricidus		Dominica