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japanese beetle - Istocheta aldrichi
Copyright © 2009 Molly Jacobson

japanese beetle - Istocheta aldrichi
Merrimack, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
July 15, 2009
Tell me- most of the j. beetles I see have those white mites on them- what parasites are they?
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Contributed by Molly Jacobson on 16 July, 2009 - 10:08am
Last updated 12 October, 2014 - 7:06pm

Moved
Moved from Japanese Beetle.
We already have many Japanese beetles, but not so many I. aldrichi. It is better here.
… Beatriz Moisset, 27 October, 2013 - 8:14am login or register to post comments

The white "mites" on your Japanese Beetles ....
These are the eggs of the imported and deliberately introduced parasitoid fly, Istocheta aldrichi, which is the natural enemy of the Japanese Beetle in Japan. See also http://bugguide.net/node/view/5387 .
… Bob Nelson, 16 August, 2012 - 9:04pm login or register to post comments

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