Mejia-Ortiz, S.A., Noyes, J.S., Infante, F., Cisneros‑Hernández, J., & Castillo‑Vera, A. 2022 Biology of Acerophagus texanus (Howard, 1898) (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), a parasitoid of Ferrisia virgata Cockerell (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae). International Journal of Tropical Insect Science https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-022-00782-x

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natural enemies

Notes: Acerophagus texanus (Howard) (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) is a primary endoparasitoid of Ferrisia virgata Cockerell (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae). In the present investigation, several biological aspects of this species, such as the life cycle, fecundity, and longevity were studied under laboratory conditions.