Review of Invertebrate Biological Control Agents Introduced into Europe.

• Author: Gerber, Esther.
• TeilnehmendeR: Schaffner, Urs.
• Place / Publishing House: Oxford : : CAB International,, 2016.; ©2016.
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (247 pages)

This book provides an overview of all documented releases of exotic (non-European) invertebrate biological control agents (IBCAs) into the environment in Europe and summarizes key information on the target species as well as on the biological control agent released.

Table of Contents

Intro -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction and Summary -- 1 Exotic Insect Biocontrol Agents Released in Europe -- 1.1 Acizzia uncatoides (Ferris and Klyver), Acacia Psyllid (Hem., Psyllidae) -- 1.1.1 Harmonia conformis (Boisduval) (Col., Coccinellidae) -- 1.2 Acyrthosiphon pisum Harris, Pea Aphid (Hem., Aphididae) -- 1.2.1 Aphidius smithi Sharma and Subba Rao, lucerne aphid parasite (Hym., Braconidae) -- 1.3 Aleurothrixus floccosus Maskell, Woolly Whitefly (Hem., Aleyrodidae) -- 1.3.1 Amitus spiniferus (Brèthes) (Hym., Platygastridae) -- 1.3.2 Cales noacki Howard (Hym., Aphelinidae) -- 1.3.3 Eretmocerus paulistus Hempel (Hym., Aphelinidae) -- 1.4 Aonidiella aurantii (Maskell), California Red Scale (Hem., Diaspididae) -- 1.4.1 Aphytis holoxanthus DeBach, circular black scale parasite (Hym., Aphelinidae) -- 1.4.2 Aphytis lingnanensis Compere (Hym., Aphelinidae) -- 1.4.3 Aphytis melinus DeBach, golden chalcid (Hym., Aphelinidae) -- 1.4.4 Comperiella bifasciata Howard (Hym., Encyrtidae) -- 1.5 Aphis spiraecola Patch, Green Citrus Aphid (Hem., Aphididae) -- 1.5.1 Harmonia axyridis Pallas, Asian ladybird (Col., Coccinellidae) -- 1.5.2 Lysiphlebus testaceipes (Cresson) (Hym., Braconidae) -- 1.6 Aphis spiraephaga Muller, Spireas Aphid (Hem., Aphididae) -- 1.6.1 Aphidius colemani Viereck (Hym., Braconidae) -- 1.6.2 Lysiphlebus testaceipes (Cresson) (Hym., Braconidae) -- 1.7 Aspidiotus nerii Bouche, Aucuba Scale (Hem., Diaspididae) -- 1.7.1 Aphytis melinus DeBach (Hym., Aphelinidae) -- 1.8 Bactrocera oleae (Rossi), Olive Fruit Fly (Dip., Tephritidae) -- 1.8.1 Belonuchus rufipennis (Fabricius) (Col., Staphylinidae) -- 1.8.2 Biosteres longicaudatus Ashmead, longtailed fruit fly parasite (Hym., Braconidae) -- 1.8.3 Bracon celer Szépligeti (Hym., Braconidae) -- 1.8.4 Cirrospilus variegatus (Masi) (Hym., Eulophidae).

1.8.5 Euderus cavasolae (Silvestri) (Hym., Eulophidae) -- 1.8.6 Eupelmus afer Silvestri (Hym., Eupelmidae) -- 1.8.7 Fopius arisanus (Sonan) (Hym., Braconidae) -- 1.8.8 Halticoptera daci Silvestri (Hym., Pteromalidae) -- 1.8.9 Mesopolobus modestus Silvestri (Hym., Pteromalidae) -- 1.8.10 Closterocerus formosus Westwood (Hym., Eulophidae) -- 1.8.11 Diachasmimorpha tryoni (Cameron) (Hym., Braconidae) -- 1.8.12 Phaedrotoma trimaculata (Spinola) (Hym., Braconidae) -- 1.8.13 Psyttalia concolor Szépligeti (Hym., Braconidae) -- 1.8.14 Psyttalia dacicida (Silvestri) (Hym., Braconidae) -- 1.8.15 Triaspis daci (Szépligeti) (Hym., Braconidae) -- 1.8.16 Utetes africanus (Szépligeti) (Hym., Braconidae) -- 1.9 Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann), Mediterranean Fruit Fly (Dip., Tephritidae) -- 1.9.1 Aceratoneuromyia indica (Silvestri) (Hym., Eulophidae) -- 1.9.2 Belonuchus rufipennis (Fabricius) (Col., Staphylinidae) -- 1.9.3 Dirhinus giffardii Silvestri (Hym., Chalcididae) -- 1.9.4 Coptera silvestrii (Kieffer) (Hym., Diapriidae) -- 1.9.5 Tetrastichus giffardianus Silvestri (Hym., Eulophidae) -- 1.9.6 Elachertus giffardi Timberlake (Hym., Eulophidae) -- 1.10 Choristoneura murinana (Hübner), European Fir Budworm (Lep., Tortricidae) -- 1.10.1 Apanteles fumiferanae Viereck (Hym., Braconidae) -- 1.10.2 Ceromasia auricaudata Townsend (Dip., Tachinidae) -- 1.10.3 Glypta fumiferanae (Viereck) (Hym., Ichneumonidae) -- 1.10.4 Casinaria sp. (Hym., Ichneumonidae) -- 1.10.5 Smidtia fumiferanae Tothill (Dip., Tachinidae) -- 1.11 Chrysomphalus dictyospermi (Morgan), Dictyospermum Scale (Hem., Diaspididae) -- 1.11.1 Aphytis coheni DeBach (Hym., Aphelinidae) -- 1.11.2 Aphytis lingnanensis Compere (Hym., Aphelinidae) -- 1.11.3 Aphytis melinus DeBach, golden chalcid (Hym., Aphelinidae) -- 1.11.4 Comperiella bifasciata Howard (Hym., Encyrtidae).

1.11.5 Encarsia lounsburyi (Berlese and Paoli) (Hym., Aphelinidae) -- 1.11.6 Encarsia perniciosi (Tower) (Hym., Aphelinidae) -- 1.12 Cydia molesta (Busck), Oriental Fruit Moth (Lep., Tortricidae) -- 1.12.1 Glypta rufiscutellaris Cresson (Hym., Ichneumonidae) -- 1.12.2 Hymenochaonia delicata (Cresson) (Hym., Braconidae) -- 1.12.3 Macrocentrus ancylivorus Rohwer (Hym., Braconidae) -- 1.13 Cydia pomonella L., Codling Moth (Lep., Tortricidae) -- 1.13.1 Trichogramma minutum Riley, minute egg parasite (Hym., Trichogrammatidae) -- 1.14 Cinara laportei (Remaudière) (Hem., Aphididae) -- 1.14.1 Pauesia cedrobii Starý and Leclant (Hym., Braconidae) -- 1.15 Ctenarytaina eucalypti (Maskell), Blue Gum Psyllid (Hem., Psyllidae) -- 1.15.1 Psyllaephagus pilosus Noyes (Hym., Encyrtidae) -- 1.16 Dendroctonus micans (Kugelann), Great Spruce Bark Beetle (Col., Curculionidae) -- 1.16.1 Rhizophagus grandis Gyllenhal (Col., Monotomidae) -- 1.17 Dialeurodes citri (Ashmead), Citrus Whitefly (Hem., Aleyrodidae) -- 1.17.1 Encarsia formosa Gahan, whitefly parasite (Hym., Aphelinidae) -- 1.17.2 Encarsia lahorensis (Howard) (Hym., Aphelinidae) -- 1.17.3 Serangium parcesetosum Sicard (Col., Coccinellidae) -- 1.18 Diaspidiotus perniciosus (Comstock), San José Scale (Hem., Diaspididae) -- 1.18.1 Chilocorus similis (Rossi), Asiatic ladybird (Col., Coccinellidae) -- 1.18.2 Encarsia perniciosi (Tower) (Hym., Aphelinidae) -- 1.18.3 Rhyzobius lophanthae (Blaisdell), scale-eating ladybird (Col., Coccinellidae) -- 1.19 Diuraphis noxia (Kurdjumov), Russian Wheat Aphid (Hem., Aphididae) -- 1.19.1 Aphidius colemani Viereck (Hym., Braconidae) -- 1.20 Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsy, Chestnut Gall Wasp (Hym., Cynipidae) -- 1.20.1 Torymus sinensis Kamijo (Hym., Torymidae) -- 1.21 Eriosoma lanigerum (Hausmann), Woolly Aphid (Hem., Aphididae).

1.21.1 Aphelinus mali (Haldeman), woolly aphid parasite (Hym., Aphelinidae) -- 1.22 Ectomyelois ceratoniae (Zeller), Locust Bean Moth (Lep., Pyralidae) -- 1.22.1 Phanerotoma flavitestacea Fischer (Hym., Braconidae) -- 1.23 Gonipterus scutellatus Gyllenhal, Eucalyptus Weevil (Col., Curculionidae) -- 1.23.1 Anaphes nitens (Girault) (Hym., Mymaridae) -- 1.24 Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis (Bouché) (Thys., Thripidae) -- 1.24.1 Thripobius javae (Girault) (Hym., Eulophidae) -- 1.25 Hyphantria cunea Drury, Fall Webworm (Lep., Noctuidae) -- 1.25.1 Aleiodes sanctihyacinthi (Provancher) (Hym., Braconidae) -- 1.25.2 Campoplex validus (Cresson) (Hym., Ichneumonidae) -- 1.25.3 Ceratomegilla maculata (De Geer), spotted ladybird (Col., Coccinellidae) -- 1.25.4 Cotesia hyphantriae (Riley) (Hym., Braconidae) -- 1.25.5 Hyposoter fugitivus (Say) (Hym., Ichneumonidae) -- 1.25.6 Hyposoter pilosulus (Provancher) (Hym., Ichneumonidae) -- 1.25.7 Panzeria ampelus (Walker) (Dip., Tachinidae) -- 1.25.8 Meteorus bakeri Cook and Davis (Hym., Braconidae) -- 1.25.9 Meteorus hyphantriae Riley (Hym., Braconidae) -- 1.25.10 Podisus maculiventris (Say), spined soldier bug (Hem., Pentatomidae) -- 1.25.11 Podisus placidus Uhler (Hem., Pentatomidae) -- 1.26 Icerya purchasi Maskell, Cottony Cushion Scale (Hem., Margarodidae) -- 1.26.1 Rodolia cardinalis (Mulsant), vedelia beetle (Col., Coccinellidae) -- 1.27 Lepidosaphes beckii (Newman), Purple Scale (Hem., Diaspididae) -- 1.27.1 Aphytis coheni DeBach (Hym., Aphelinidae) -- 1.27.2 Aphytis lepidosaphes Compere (Hym., Aphelinidae) -- 1.27.3 Chilocorus circumdatus (Gyllenhal in Schönherr) (Col., Coccinellidae) -- 1.27.4 Chilocorus hauseri Weise (Col., Coccinellidae) -- 1.28 Lepidosaphes gloverii (Packard), Glover Scale (Hem., Diaspididae) -- 1.28.1 Encarsia brimblecombei (Girault) (Hym., Aphelinidae).

1.29 Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say, Colorado Potato Beetle (Col., Chrysomelidae) -- 1.29.1 Horismenus puttleri Grissell (Hym., Eulophidae) -- 1.29.2 Lebia grandis Hentz (Col., Carabidae) -- 1.29.3 Myiopharus doryphorae (Riley) (Dip., Tachinidae) -- 1.29.4 Myiopharus sp. (Dip., Tachinidae) -- 1.29.5 Perillus bioculatus (Fabricius), two-spotted stink bug (Hem., Pentatomidae) -- 1.29.6 Perillus circumcinctus Stål (Hem., Pentatomidae) -- 1.29.7 Podisus maculiventris (Say), spined soldier bug (Hem., Pentatomidae) -- 1.30 Lymantria dispar (L.), Gypsy Moth (Lep., Erebidae) -- 1.30.1 Ooencyrtus kuvanae (Howard) (Hym., Encyrtidae) -- 1.31 Megoura viciae Buckton, Vetch Aphid (Hem., Aphididae) -- 1.31.1 Aphidius megourae Starý (Hym., Braconidae) -- 1.32 Melanaphis donacis (Passerini) (Hem., Aphididae) -- 1.32.1 Aphidius colemani Viereck (Hym., Braconidae) -- 1.33 Melolontha melolontha (L.), Cockchafer or May Bug (Col., Scarabaeidae) -- 1.33.1 Myzinum sp. (Hym., Scoliidae) -- 1.33.2 Tiphia sp. (Hym., Tiphiidae) -- 1.34 Metcalfa pruinosa (Say), Citrus Flatid Planthopper (Hem., Flatidae) -- 1.34.1 Neodryinus typhlocybae (Ashmead) (Hym., Dryinidae) -- 1.35 Myzus persicae Sulzer, Green Peach Aphid (Hem., Aphididae) -- 1.35.1 Hippodamia convergens Guérin-Méneville, convergent lady beetle (Col., Coccinellidae) -- 1.36 Ophelimus maskelli (Ashmead) (Hym., Eulophidae) -- 1.36.1 Closterocerus chamaeleon (Girault) (Hym., Eulophidae) -- 1.37 Panolis flammea (Denis and Schiffermüller), Pine Beauty (Lep., Noctuidae) -- 1.37.1 Trichogramma minutum Riley, minute egg parasite (Hym., Trichogrammatidae) -- 1.38 Parabemisia myricae (Kuwana), Bayberry Whitefly (Hem., Aleyrodidae) -- 1.38.1 Eretmocerus debachi Rose and Rosen (Hym., Aphelinidae) -- 1.38.2 Eretmocerus sp. (Hym., Aphelinidae) -- 1.39 Parectopa robiniella Clemens, Locust Digitate Leafminer (Lep., Gracillariidae).

1.39.1 Closterocerus cinctipennis Ashmead (Hym., Eulophidae).