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TARGET: Acari (Panonychus ulmi (Koch) [citrus red mite]; Tetranychus urticae Koch) [twospotted spider mite]

AGENTS

  • Anthocoris musculus (Say) (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae): Canada, 1965.

  • Anthocoris nemorum (L.) (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae): East Malling, 1965.

  • Camptobrochis lutescens (Schilling) (Heteroptera: Miridae): East Malling, 1965.

  • Lyctocoris campestris Fabricius (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae): UK, 1965.

  • Orius sp. (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae): UK, 1965.

  • Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot (Acarina: Phytoseiidae): Italy, 1991; Israel, 1991.

 TARGET: Agromyzidae (Phytomyza) (Diptera: Agromyzidae)

AGENTS

  • Chrysocharis sp. (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae): Rawalpindi Pakistan, 1971.

  • Diglyphus sp. (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae): Rawalpindi Pakistan, 1969 1971.

  • Hemiptarsenus semialbiclavus (Girault) (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae): Pakistan, 1971.

  • Pedobius sp. (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae): Pakistan, 1971.

  • Rizarcha sp. (?misidentification of Opius sp.) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): Pakistan, 1969.

  • Tetrastichus sp. (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae): Rawalpindi Pakistan, 1970 1971.

  • unidentified mixed chalcids (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea): Pakistan, 1971.

TARGET: Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) [greasy cutworm]

AGENTS

  • Bonnetia comta (Fallen) (Diptera: Tachinidae): USA ,1981.

  • Ctenichneumon panzeri (Wesmael) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): Pakistan, 1985.

  • Periscepsia carbonaria Panzer (Diptera: Tachinidae): Pakistan, 1970 1971 1985.

  • Turanogonia smirnovi (Diptera: Tachinidae): Pakistan, 1970.

TARGET: Aphididae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) [aphids]

AGENTS

  • Aphidius ervi Haliday (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): California, 1977; Tasmania, 1980; England, 1981.

  • Aphidius rhopalosiphi De Stefani Perez (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): UK, 1985; France, 1985.

  • Aphidius smithi Sharma & Subba Rao (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): California, 1977.

  • Chrysopa (Chrysoperla) carnea (Stephens) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae): California, 1968.

  • Ephedrus plagiator (Nees) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): California, 1977.

  • Harmonia (=Leis) dimidiata (F.) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae): Pakistan, 1976.

  • Harmonia conformis (Boisduval) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae): Australia, 1977.

  • Hippodamia convergens Guérin (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae): California, ?1921.

  • Oenopia sauzeti Mulsant (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae): Pakistan, 1974.

  • Verania frenata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae): Australia, 1963.

TARGET: Caliroa cerasi (L.) (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) [pear and cherry slug]

AGENTS

  • Lathrolestes luteolator (Gravenhorst) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): Switzerland, 1973.

  • Rhinotorus (=Prospudea) congruens (Holmgren) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): Switzerland, 1972, 1973.

  • Synomelix sp. (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): Switzerland, 1972.

TARGET: Coleophora (Coleophora frischella L., C. spissicornis Haworth) (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae) [clover casebearers]

AGENTS

  • Agathis sp. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): Switzerland, 1966; no loc., 1968 1969-70.

  • Angitia (=Diadegma) majalis (Gravenhorst) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): Europe, 1952.  

  • Angitia sp. (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): no loc., 1968.

  • Apanteles (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): France, 1955.

  • Chelonus sp. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): ?Switzerland, 1969-70.

  • Ephialtes brevicornis (Grav.) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): France, 1955.

  • ?Eupelmus (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae): no loc., 1969-70.

  • ?Eurytoma (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae): no loc., 1969-70.

  • Habrocytus ?eucerus Ratzeburg (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae): France, 1955 (specimen lost).

  • Hemiteles ?areator  (Panzer) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): France, 1952 1955.      

  • Horogenes? (= Casinaria) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): France, 1955; no loc., 1969-70.

  • Itoplectis maculator (F.) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): France, 1952.

  • Neochrysocharis (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae): Switzerland, 1968.

  • Perilampus sp. (Hymenoptera: Perilampidae): no loc., 1969-70.

  • Pristomerus orbitalis Holmgren (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): France, 1955.

  • unidentified Pimplinae, Braconinae, Phygadeuontinae: no loc., 1969-70.

TARGET: Costelytra zealandica (White) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) [grass grub]

AGENTS

  • Anodontura sp. (Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae): Argentina, 1971. 

  • Barypus clivinoides Curtis (Coleoptera): Argentina, 1969.     

  • Cnemalobus gayi Putzeys (Coleoptera): Argentina, 1969.     

  • Morphodexia ?microphthalmoides (Diptera): Argentina, 1967.

  • Morphodexia nigra Aldrich (Diptera): Argentina, 1966.

  • ?Phymatothynnus  (Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae): ?Australia, 1947-51.

  • Pseudelaphroptera brevipilosa Duran (Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae): Argentina, 1965 1971.

  • Tachynomyia sp. (Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae): ?Australia, 1947-51. 

  • Trirammatus (=Pterostrichus) unistriatus (Dejean) (Coleoptera): Argentina, 1967, 1969. 

  • Thynnoides laeviceps (Smith) (Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae): ?Australia, 1947-51.

  • Thynnoides lugubris Given (Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae): ?Australia, 1949-51.

TARGET: Cydia pomonella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) [codling moth]

AGENTS

  • Phanerotoma tibialis (Haldeman) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): USA, 1932.

TARGET: Epiphyas postvittana (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) [lightbrown apple moth]

AGENTS

  • Australoglypta latrobei Gauld (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): Australia, 1969.

  • Brachymeria phya (Walker) (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae): ?Australia, 1967 1969.

  • Brachymeria rubripes Girault (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae): Australia, 1969.

  • Eupsenella sp. (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae): Australia, 1967 or 1969.

  • Exochus sp. (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): Australia, 1969.

  • Glabridorsum (=Gambrus) stokesii  (Cameron) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): Australia, 1969.

  • Goniozus sp. (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae): Australia, 1967 or 1969.

  • Meteorus sp. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): Australia, 1967 or 1969.

  • 'Ophion' (incorrect, probably Diadegma) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): Australia, 1969.

  • Pteromalid hyperparasite of X. rhopaloceros (?Neocatolaccus): Australia, 1969.

  • Temelucha sp. (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): Australia, 1969.

  • Trigonospila sp. (Diptera: Tachinidae): Australia, 1967 1969.

  • unidentified ichneumonid hyperparasite of Apanteles tasmanicus: Australia, 1969.

  • Voriella uniseta Malloch (Diptera: Tachinidae): Australia, 1969.

  • Xanthopimpla rhopaloceros Krieger (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): Australia, 1967 1969.

TARGET: Heliothis armigera (Hubner) (=Helicoverpa) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) [tomato fruitworm]

AGENTS

  • Campoletis chlorideae Uchida (=Echphoropsis perdistinctus (Viereck)) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): Bangalore India, 1969.

  • Carcelia illota (Curran) (as Eucarcelia illota) (Diptera: Tachinidae): Bangalore India, 1969.

  • Cotesia (=Apanteles) kazak (Telenga) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): Switzerland, 1978.

  • Diplazon sp. (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): Europe, 1976.

  • Eucelatoria armigera (Coquillett) (Diptera: Tachinidae): Bangalore India, 1969.

  • Hyposoter didymator (Thunberg) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): Europe, 1976.

  • Microplitis croceipes (Cresson) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): USA, 1986 1987.

  • Palexorista laxa (Curran) (as Drino imberbis) (Diptera: Tachinidae): Bangalore India, 1969.

TARGET: Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis Bouch?(Thysanoptera: Thripidae) [greenhouse thrips]

AGENTS

  • Thripobius semiluteus Boucek (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae): California, 1995; Italy, 2000.

TARGET: Hemiberlesia rapax (Comstock) (Homoptera: Diaspididae) [greedy scale]

AGENTS

  • Chilocorus bipustulatus (L.) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae): Israel, 1987.

  • Chilocorus cacti (L.) (Coleptera: Coccinellidae): USA  Arizona, 1988.

  • Chilocorus kuwanae (Silvestri) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae): USA, 1990.

  • Hemisarcoptes coccophagus Meyer (Acari: Hemisarcoptidae): Israel, 1987.

TARGET: Heteronychus arator (F.) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) [black beetle]

AGENTS

  • Cathimeris capensis (Saussure) (Hymenoptera: Scoliidae): South Africa, 1976.

  • Micromeriella atropos (Saussure) (Hymenoptera: Scoliidae): South Africa, 1976.

  • Scarites politus Bonelli (Coleoptera: Carabidae): South Africa, 1978.

  • Scarites rigiceps Wiedemann (Coleoptera: Carabidae): South Africa, 1978.

TARGET: Icerya purchasi Maskell (Homoptera: Margarodidae) [cottony cushion scale]

AGENTS

  • Cryptochetum iceryae (Williston) (Diptera: Cryptochaetidae): Australia, 1925.

TARGET: Listronotus (=Hyperodes) bonariensis (Kuschel) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) [Argentine stem weevil]

AGENTS

  • Heterospilus sp. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): Argentina, 1965 1966.

  • Heterospilus sp. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): Uruguay, 1963.

  • Horismenus sp. (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae): Argentina, 1965.

  • Microctonus hyperodae Loan (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): South America, 1989.

  • unidentified eupelmid (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae): Argentina, 1965.

TARGET: Musca domestica L. [house fly] ; Muscina stabulans (Fallen) [false stable fly] ; Stomoxys calcitrans (L.) [stable fly] (Diptera: Muscidae)

AGENTS

  • Muscidifurax raptor Girault & Saunders (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae): Trinidad, 1966.

  • ?Pachycrepoideus sp. (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae): Trinidad, 1969.

  • Pachycrepoideus vindemiae (Rondani) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae): Trinidad, 1966 1970.

  • Spalangia endius Walker (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae): Trinidad, 1966.

TARGET: Nezara viridula (L.) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) [green vegetable bug]

AGENTS

  • Trichopoda pennipes (Fabricius) (Diptera: Tachinidae): Hawaii, 1965.

TARGET: Noctuids Mythimna separata (Walker) [northern armyworm], Chrysodeixis eriosoma (Doubleday) [green looper], Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel) [greasy cutworm] (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

AGENTS

  • ?Apanteles kazak (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): no loc., 1978.

  • Cotesia (=Apanteles) ruficrus (Haliday) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): Pakistan, 1971.

  • Macrocentrus collaris Spinola (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): Pakistan, 1971.

  • Trichogramma chilonis Ishii (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae): Bangalore, 1974.

  • Trichogramma dendrolimi Matsumura (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae): Bangalore, 1974.

  • Trichogramma euproctidis (Girault) (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae): Bangalore, 1974.

  • Trichogramma evanescens Westwood (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae): Bangalore, 1974.

TARGET: Paropsis charybdis Stal (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) [eucalyptus tortoise beetle]

AGENTS

  • Cleobora mellyi Mulsant (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae): Australia, 1977.

  • Enoggera nassaui Girault (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae): Australia, 2000.

  • Froggattimyia sp. (Diptera: Tachinidae): Australia, 1964. Plus hyperparasitoids Perilampus (Hymenoptera: Perilampidae); Mesochorus sp. (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae).

  • Neopolycystus insectifurax Girault (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae): ?Perth, 1988.

TARGET: Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) [potato moth]

AGENTS

  • Agathis sp. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): Fontana (USA?), 1964.

  • Agathis unicolor (Schrottky) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): no loc., 1970.

  • Apanteles scutellaris Muesebeck (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): India, 1967; Bangalore, 1969-70.

  • Apanteles subandinus Blanchard (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): Bangalore, 1969-70.

  • Bracon gelechiae Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): ?Nth America, 1969; ?Australia, 1970.

  • Campoplex haywardi Blanchard (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): California, 1964.

  • Campoplex sp. (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): ?India, 1970.

  • Chelonus sp. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): Bangalore, 1969-70.

  • Copidosoma koehleri Blanchard (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae): Australia, 1949; USA, 1964.

  • Copidosoma uruguayensis Tachikawa (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae): Bangalore, 1970.

  • Diadegma raoi Gupta (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): Bangalore, 1970.

  • Diadegma stellenboschense (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): ?Sth Africa 1967; ?India 1970.

  • Diadegma surendrai Gupta (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): Bangalore, 1970.

  • Litomastix (=Copidisoma) sp. (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae): no loc., 1969.

  • Microchelonus curvimaculatus Cameron (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): Bangalore, 1966.

  • Orgilus lepidus Muesebeck (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): Bangalore, 1969-70.

  • Orgilus parcus Turner (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): Bangalore, 1969-70.

  • Orgilus sp. (?lepidus) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): Bangalore, 1966 1970.

  • Temelucha sp. (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): India or America, 1967; India, 1970.

TARGET: Phylacteophaga froggatti  Riek (Hymenoptera: Pergidae) 

AGENTS

  • Bracon phylacteophagus Austin (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): Australia, 1988. 

TARGET: Phyllonorycter messaniella (Zeller) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) [oak leafminer]

AGENTS

  • Achrysocharoides latreillii (Curtis) (=Enaysma splendens) (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae): Switzerland, 1957.

  • Apanteles circumscriptus-group (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): Italy, 1957.

  • Unidentified Elachertinae (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae): Italy, 1957.

TARGET: Pieris rapae L. (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) [white butterfly]

AGENTS

  • Cotesia rubecula (Marshall) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): South Australia, 1993 1994 1995.

TARGET: Plutella xylostella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) [diamondback moth]

AGENTS

  • Diadegma fenestralis (Holmgren) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): England, 1936.

  • Habrocytus sp. (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae): ?England, 1936.

  • Unidentified braconid (possibly emerged from Diadromus or Diadegma eucerophaga): ?England, 1937.

  • Cotesia plutellae (Kurdjumov) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): Fiji, 1995 1996.

TARGET: Pseudococcus viburni (Signoret) (=Pseudococcus affinis (Maskell), P. obscurus Essig) [tuber mealybug] (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae)

AGENTS

  • Pseudaphycus maculipennis (Mercet) (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae): Australia, 1997.

TARGET: Scolypopa australis (Walker) (Homoptera: Ricaniidae) [passionvine hopper]

AGENTS

  • Neodryinus nelsoni Perkins (Hymenoptera: Dryinidae): Australia, 1981.

TARGET: Sitona discoideus Gyllenhal (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) [sitona weevil]

AGENTS

  • Microctonus aethiopoides Loan (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): Australia, 1982.

TARGET: Sitona lepidus Gyllenhal (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) [clover root weevil]

AGENTS

  • Microctonus aethiopoides Loan (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): England, pre-2001; Norway, pre-2001; France, 2001; Norway, 2001; Ireland, 2001; Wales, 2001.

TARGET: Spodoptera litura (F.) (tropical armyworm) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) [tropical armyworm]

AGENTS

  • Telenomus remus Nixon (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae): India, 1975.

TARGET: Therioaphis trifolii (Monell) f.maculata (Buckton) (Homoptera: Aphididae) [spotted alfalfa aphid]

AGENTS

  • Trioxys complanatus Quilis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): Australia, 1982.

TARGET: Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Westwood) (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) [greenhouse whitefly]

AGENTS

  • Encarsia formosa Gahan (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae): The Netherlands, 1991 1993 2000.

TARGET: Typhlocyba frogatti Baker (Homoptera: Cicadellidae)

AGENTS

  • Aphelopus typhlocybae Muesebeck (Hymenoptera: Dryinidae): USA, 1935.

TARGET: Vespula spp. (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) [wasps]

AGENTS

  • Dibrachys ?vesparum (Ratzeburg) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae): Switzerland 1982.

  • Sphecophaga vesparum vesparum (Curtis) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): Switzerland, 1980.

  • Sphecophaga vesparum burra  (Cresson) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): USA, 1979, 1994.

TARGET: Wiseana spp. (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae) [porina]

AGENTS

  • Notodytes aurea Aldrich (Diptera: Tachinidae): Argentina, 1967.

  • Notodytes variabilis Aldrich (Diptera: Tachinidae): Argentina, 1967.