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Species Goniozus legneri - Goniozus Navel Orangeworm Wasp

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Goniozus legneri - female Goniozus legneri - female Goniozus legneri - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon (Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps)
Superfamily Chrysidoidea (Cuckoo Wasps & allies)
Family Bethylidae (Flat Wasps)
Subfamily Bethylinae
Genus Goniozus
Species legneri (Goniozus Navel Orangeworm Wasp)

Explanation of Names

Goniozus legneri Gordh

Numbers

36 spp in genus per Arnett (1985) (1)

Food

Biological control agent of the navel orangeworm (Amyelois transitella ), and other pests such as codling (Cydia pomonella) and carob moths (Ectomyelois ceratoniae)

Remarks

Introduced from South America

Print References

Legner, E.F., & G. Gordh. 1992. Lower navel orangeworm (Lepidoptera: Phycitidae) population densities following establishment of Goniozus legneri (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) in California. Journal of Economical Entomology 85(6): 2153-2160. Abstract

Internet References

Goniozus Navel Orangeworm Wasp
Evaluation of Goniozus legneri. In Spanish.

Works Cited

1.American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico
Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.
Contributed by Will Chatfield-Taylor on 28 December, 2007 - 2:49am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Mike Quinn
Last updated 21 April, 2023 - 7:10am

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