Wednesday, December 12, 2007
D0532

Introduction of a European parasitoid, Peristenus relictus (=P. stygicus), against tarnished plant bug in the mid-Atlantic states

Kim A. Hoelmer, khoelmer@udel.edu1, Roger Fuester, Roger.Fuester@ars.usda.gov1, Phil Taylor, Phil.Taylor@ars.usda.gov1, Kathy Tatman, Kathleen.Tatman@ars.usda.gov1, Dominique Coutinot, dcoutinot@ars-ebcl.org2, Tom Dorsey, thomas.dorsey@ag.state.nj.us3, Wayne Hudson3, George Robbins3, Randy Peiffer, rpeiffer@desu.edu4, and Rich Barczewski, rbarczew@desu.edu4. (1) USDA-ARS, Beneficial Insect Introduction Research Lab, 501 S. Chapel St, Newark, DE, (2) USDA ARS, European Biological Control Laboratory, Int'l Campus de Baillarguet, Montferrier, France, (3) NJ Dept. Agriculture, P. Alampi Beneficial Insect Laboratory, PO Box 330, Trenton, NJ, (4) Delaware State University, Dept. Agriculture & Natural Resources, Dover, DE



Species 1: Hymenoptera Braconidae Peristenus relictus
Species 2: Hymenoptera Braconidae Peristenus stygicus
Species 3: Hemiptera Miridae Lygus lineolaris (tarnished plant bug)