Aphelinus certus
| Aphelinus certus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Suborder: | Apocrita |
| Superfamily: | Chalcidoidea |
| Family: | Aphelinidae |
| Genus: | Aphelinus |
| Species: | A. certus |
| Binomial name | |
| Aphelinus certus Yasnosh, 1963 | |
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". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 45: 480–493. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.06.021.
- ↑ George E. Heimpel, Lee E. Frelich, Douglas A. Landis, Keith R. Hopper, Kim A. Hoelmer, Zeynep Sezen, Mark K. Asplen, Kongming Wu (2010). "European buckthorn and Asian soybean aphid as components of an extensive invasional meltdown in North America". Biological Invasions 12: 2913–2931. doi:10.1007/s10530-010-9736-5.
- ↑ Desneux N, Barta RJ, Hoelmer KA, Hopper KR, Heimpel GE (2009). "Multifaceted determinants of host specificity in an aphid parasitoid". Oecologia 160: 387–398. doi:10.1007/s00442-009-1289-x.