Cotesia icipe

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Cotesia icipe
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Braconidae
Genus: Cotesia
Species:
C. icipe
Binomial name
Cotesia icipe
Fiaboe, Fernández-Triana, Nyamu, & Agbodzavu 2017[1]

Cotesia icipe is a parasitoid species of wasp of the genus Cotesia. Found in tropical Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, it was first discovered as a parasitoid of the Lepidopterans Spodoptera littoralis and beet armyworm (Spodoptera exigua). Therefore it is now being studied as a possible biological control of Lepidopteran pests of amaranth crops in those areas.[1]

Range[]

Kenya (Yatta Constituency, Mwea Constituency, Kitengela, Thika,[1] and Machakos),[2] Madagascar,[1] Saudi Arabia,[1] South Africa,[1] Yemen,[1] and Ethiopia (Awasa (Hawassa), Jimma, and ).[2]

Hosts[]

  • S. exigua, a native host[1]
  • S. littoralis, a native host[1]
  • S. frugiperda[3] - C. icipe is the primary parasitoid of the invasive agricultural pest S. frugiperda in Ethiopia, and a minor one in Kenya.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Fiaboe, Komi K.M.; Fernández-Triana, Jose; Nyamu, Faith W.; Agbodzavu, Komi M. (2017-12-20). "Cotesia icipe sp. n., a new Microgastrinae wasp (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) of importance in the biological control of Lepidopteran pests in Africa". Journal of Hymenoptera Research. International Society of Hymenopterists (Pensoft). 61: 49–64. doi:10.3897/jhr.61.21015. ISSN 1314-2607.
  2. ^ a b c Sisay, Birhanu; Simiyu, Josephine; Malusi, Peter; Likhayo, Paddy; Mendesil, Esayas; Elibariki, Nsami; Wakgari, Mulatu; Ayalew, Gashawbeza; Tefera, Tadele (ORCID) (2018-06-13). "First report of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), natural enemies from Africa". . Wiley. 142 (8): 800–804. doi:10.1111/jen.12534. ISSN 0931-2048. S2CID 90949331.
  3. ^ B. M. Prasanna, Joseph E. Huesing, Regina Eddy, Virginia M. Peschke. "Fall Armyworm in Africa: A Guide for Integrated Pest Management" (PDF) (1 ed.). USAID, CIMMYT, CGIAR MAIZE. pp. 1–120. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-07-27.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
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