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Manage Insects on Your Farm

Parasitoids Identification

SARE Outreach
2005 | 128 pages
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Manage Insects Cover featuring pictures of a field and different pollinators

Key to Major Beneficials and Pests

Parasitoids

Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae inspect with red eyes and six legs and wings
Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae
Pteromalid ecto-parasitoid
(Catolaccus grandis)
Photo by Scott Bauer, USDA ARS
Parasitoids Ichneumonid Wasp
Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae
Ichneumonid wasp
(Glypta spp.)
Photo by Edward Holsten
Parasitoids Scelionid Wasp
Hymenoptera: Scelionidae
Scelionid wasp 
Photo by Richard Leung
Parasitoids Eulophid Wasp
Hymenoptera: Eulophidae
Eulophid wasp
Photo by Richard Leung
Parasitoids Chalcid Wasp
Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae
Chalcid wasp
Photo by Richard Leung
Parasitoids Encyrtid Wasp
Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae
Encyrtid wasp
Photo by Richard Leung
Parasitoids Braconid Wasp
Hymenoptera: Braconidae
Braconid wasp
(Peristenus digoneutis)
Photo by Scott Bauer, USDA ARS
Parasitoids Tachinid Fly
Diptera: Tachinidae
Tachinid fly 
Photo by Debbie Roos