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