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Synopeas myles

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Synopeas myles
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Platygastridae
Genus: Synopeas
Species:
S. myles
Binomial name
Synopeas myles
(Walker, 1836)

Synopeas myles is a platygastrid parasitoid of Contarinia nasturtii, that, like its host, is native to Europe.[1] It has been considered as a potential biological pest control in North America, where C. nasturtii is invasive.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Abram, P. K.; Haye, T.; Mason, P. G.; Cappuccino, N.; Boivin, G.; Kuhlmann, U. (December 2012). "Biology of Synopeas myles, a parasitoid of the swede midge, Contarinia nasturtii, in Europe". BioControl. 57 (6): 789–800. Bibcode:2012BioCo..57..789A. doi:10.1007/s10526-012-9459-x. S2CID 254289605.
  2. ^ Paul Abram. The parasitoid complex associated with the invasive swede midge, Contarinia nasturtii Kieffer (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) in Europe: prospects for classical biological control in North America (Thesis).