2015/04/21 by Serguei V. Triapitsyn, Toby R. Petrice, Michael W. Gates +1 · 1 citation
Environmental Science · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Forest Insect Ecology and Management #Insect-Plant Interactions and Control #Insect and Pesticide Research
paper · doi:10.3897/zookeys.498.9357
openalex publication_date 2015/04/21 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01
Oobius Trjapitzin (Hymenoptera, Encyrtidae) species are egg parasitoids that are important for the biological control of some Buprestidae and Cerambycidae (Coleoptera). Two species, Oobiusagrili Zhang & Huang and Oobiuslongoi (Siscaro), were introduced into North America for classical biocontrol and have successfully established. Two new native North American species that parasitize eggs of Agrilus spp. (Buprestidae) are described and illustrated from the USA: Oobiusminusculus Triapitsyn & Petrice, sp. n. (Michigan), an egg parasitoid of both Agrilussubcinctus Gory on ash (Fraxinus spp.) and Agrilusegenus Gory on black locust (Robiniapseudoacacia L.) trees, and Oobiuswhiteorum Triapitsyn, sp. n. (Pennsylvania), an egg parasitoid of Agrilusanxius Gory on European white birch (Betulapendula Roth). A taxonomic key and notes on the Nearctic native and introduced Oobius species are also included.