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Tetrastichus
Genus of wasps From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tetrastichus is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae.
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Tetrastichus planipennisi is a parasitoid of the emerald ash borer, a wood boring insect native to Asia which is an invasive species in North America.
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T. setifer is a paraditoid of the scarlet lily beetle. The beetle is invasive in North America, and highly destructive to lily species; the wasp has been introduced there for biological pest control.[1][2]
T. planipennisi is being evaluated as a biological control agent.
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Host species
The genus Tetrastichus parasitizes many different species of Lepidoptera, such as Pyralis farinalis.[3]
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