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Entomophagous Insects & Hosts Currently in Culture at
USDA-ARS Beneficial Insects Introduction Research
501 S. Chapel Street, Newark, DE 19713
| Target Pest | Natural Enemy(s) | Culture Custodian |
| Russian Wheat Aphid Diuraphis noxia (Homoptera: Aphididae) | Aphelinus varipes (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) | K. Hopper |
| Rhopalosiphum padi (Homoptera: Aphididae) | Aphelinus varipes (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) | K. Lanier |
| Greenbug Schizaphis graminum (Homoptera: Aphididae) | P. Kunkel | |
| Cotton Aphid Aphis gossypii (Homoptera: Aphididae) | P. Kunkel | |
| Green Peach Aphid Myzus persicae (Homoptera: Aphididae) | P. Kunkel | |
| Soybean Aphid Aphis glycines (Homoptera: Aphididae) | Aphidius sp.; Binodoxys communis (Hymenoptera: Aphidiidae) Aphelinus asychis; A. varipes (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) | K. Lanier |
| Corn Leaf Aphid Rhopalosiphum maidis (Homoptera: Aphididae) | Aphelinus varipes | K. Lanier |
| Heliothis virescens (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) | ||
| Tarnished Plant Bug Lygus lineolaris (Hemiptera: Miridae) | Peristenus relictus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) | P. B. Taylor |
| Asian Longhorned Beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) | E. Aparicio | |
Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis) (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) | Spathius agrili, Spathius sp. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae); Tetrastichus planipennisi (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae); Atanycolus cappaerti, A. picipies (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) | J. J. Duan |
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha halys) (Hemiptera:Pentatomidae) | Trissolcus mitsukurrii, Trissolcus plautiae, Trissolcus flavipes, Trissolcus halyomorphe (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) |
