Aphelinus certus
Aphelinus certus is a parasitoid wasp native to Asia.[1] It parasitizes the soybean aphid and other aphids.
North American introduction
A. certus has been found in North America since 2005, and was likely introduced along with the soybean aphid.[2]
A. certus is likely to parasitize native North American aphids such as Aphis oestlundi and Aphis monardae.[3]
References
- ^ Heraty JM, Woolley JB, Hopper KR, Hawks DL, Kim JW, Buffington M ((2007)). "Molecular phylogenetics and reproductive incompatibility in a complex of cryptic species of aphid parasitoids.". Mol Phylogenet Evol 45:480–493.
- ^ George E. Heimpel, Lee E. Frelich, Douglas A. Landis, Keith R. Hopper, Kim A. Hoelmer, Zeynep Sezen, Mark K. Asplen, Kongming Wu. "European buckthorn and Asian soybean aphid as components of an extensive invasional meltdown in North America". Biol Invasions (2010) 12:2913–2931 DOI 10.1007/s10530-010-9736-5. http://www.forestry.umn.edu/prod/groups/cfans/@pub/@cfans/@forestry/documents/asset/cfans_asset_249365.pdf.
- ^ Desneux N, Barta RJ, Hoelmer KA, Hopper KR, Heimpel GE ((2009)). "Multifaceted determinants of host specificity in an aphid parasitoid.". Oecologia 160:387–398.