Leptomastix dactylopii (parasitoid)
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Planococcus citri mealybug parasitized by Leptomastix dactylopii (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Author(s): Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Leptomastix dactylopii (parasitoid) Howard, 1885
The wasp is a parasitoid of the citrus mealybug (Planococcus citri) and is commercially produced. It has been also reported to parasitize other Planococcus species. It is a solitary, koinobiont endoparasitoid which allows the host to continue its development after parasitation.
