Diachasmimorpha longicaudata (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), Biological Control Agent for the Caribbean Fruit Fly
From Entomology Circulars.
Diachasmimorpha (formerly Biosteres or Opius) longicaudata Ashmead (Wharton 1987) is a solitary, endoparasitic braconid wasp which parasitizes larvae of the Caribbean fruit fly Anastrepha suspensa (Loew). The Caribbean fruit fly is one of a group of major fruit pests that occur in the new world tropics and subtropics. …read more
