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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » parasitic Apocrita » Chalcid Wasps (Chalcidoidea) » Aphelinidae » Aphelinus » Wooly Apple Aphid parasitoid (Aphelinus mali)
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Wooly Apple Aphid parasitoid - Aphelinus mali, family Aphelinidae - Aphelinus mali
Copyright © 2008 David J. Biddinger

Wooly Apple Aphid parasitoid - Aphelinus mali, family Aphelinidae - Aphelinus mali
Biglerville, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
July 1, 2008
Size: less than 2 mm
I reared these tiny wasps from wooly apple aphid colonies collected in nearby apple orchards. They emerge from the mummified remains of the aphid which turns black in color. They are also easily collected with yellow pan traps in orchards.
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Contributed by David J. Biddinger on 30 September, 2009 - 3:22pm
Last updated 30 September, 2009 - 7:20pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… tom murray, 30 September, 2009 - 7:20pm login or register to post comments

Excellent…
We also have this species here in the Pacific Northwest. A species page can be created in BG for this wasp. Please wait for an editor to create this for you. As a teacher of taxonomy, I hope you will also assist us in IDing here in BG, as we can certainly use all the help we can get! Thanx for this addition David.

ref: Woolly aphid parasite (Aphelinus mali (HALDEMAN), Hymenoptera Aphelinidae)
… Ross Hill, 30 September, 2009 - 6:00pm login or register to post comments

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