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'''''Agrypon flaveolatum''''' is a species of [[Parasitoid wasp|parasitoid wasps]] belonging to the family [[Ichneumonidae]]. It is a parasite of the larva of the [[winter moth]] (''Operophtera brumata''), and has been used in [[biological pest control]] to control this moth, whose larvae defoliate trees. |
'''''Agrypon flaveolatum''''' is a species of [[Parasitoid wasp|parasitoid wasps]] belonging to the family [[Ichneumonidae]]. It is a parasite of the larva of the [[winter moth]] (''Operophtera brumata''), and has been used in [[biological pest control]] to control this moth, whose larvae feed on foliage and defoliate trees. |
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''Agrypon flaveolatum'' is native to Europe and Asia where it is a [[parasitoid]] of [[Geometridae|geometrid]] moths. When the [[winter moth]] (''Operophtera brumata'') was accidentally introduced into [[Nova Scotia]], Canada in the 1920s, it caused considerable damage to native trees by defoliating and killing them. In 1949 it was declared to be an invasive pest species and several parasitic insects were imported from Europe in an attempt to control it. Two of these insects became established in Nova Scotia, the fly ''[[Cyzenis albicans]]'' and the wasp ''Agrypon flaveolatum''. Although they are unable to prevent the winter moth from spreading to other areas, they are likely to accompany their host to new locations and may reduce the rate at which it spreads.<ref name=Huffaker>{{cite book|author=Huffaker, C.|title=Biological Control |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7wjTBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA109 |year=2013 |publisher=Springer Science & Business Media |isbn=978-1-4615-6528-4 |pages=109, 217}}</ref> |
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Agrypon flaveolatum is a species of parasitoid wasps belonging to the family Ichneumonidae. It is a parasite of the larva of the winter moth (Operophtera brumata), and has been used in biological pest control to control this moth, whose larvae feed on foliage and defoliate trees.
Ecology
Agrypon flaveolatum is native to Europe and Asia where it is a parasitoid of geometrid moths. When the winter moth (Operophtera brumata) was accidentally introduced into Nova Scotia, Canada in the 1920s, it caused considerable damage to native trees by defoliating and killing them. In 1949 it was declared to be an invasive pest species and several parasitic insects were imported from Europe in an attempt to control it. Two of these insects became established in Nova Scotia, the fly Cyzenis albicans and the wasp Agrypon flaveolatum. Although they are unable to prevent the winter moth from spreading to other areas, they are likely to accompany their host to new locations and may reduce the rate at which it spreads.[1]
References
- ^ Huffaker, C. (2013). Biological Control. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 109, 217. ISBN 978-1-4615-6528-4.