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10.25100/socolen.v38i2.9004
Submitted: 04-03-2020
Published: 15-07-2012

First record of parasitoids of the pink hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), in Colombia

Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario, Laboratorio de Diagnóstico Fitosanitario Norte de Santander, Colombia
Keywords: Pest, Mealybug, Biological Control, Encyrtidae

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MONTES-RODRÍGUEZ JM. First record of parasitoids of the pink hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), in Colombia. Rev. Colomb. Entomol. [Internet]. 2012 Jul. 15 [cited 2026 Nov. 14];38(2):274-5. Available from: https://revistacolombianaentomologia.univalle.edu.co/index.php/SOCOLEN/article/view/9004
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Two species of parasitoids, Anagyrus kamali and Gyranusoidea indica (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), associa­ ted with the pink hibiscus mealybug Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), are reported for the first time, in urban areas of the municipalities of Cucuta and Los Patios, in the department of Norte de Santander, Colombia.

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MONTES-RODRÍGUEZ JM. First record of parasitoids of the pink hibiscus mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), in Colombia. Rev. Colomb. Entomol. [Internet]. 2012 Jul. 15 [cited 2026 Nov. 14];38(2):274-5. Available from: https://revistacolombianaentomologia.univalle.edu.co/index.php/SOCOLEN/article/view/9004
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