Parasitism of the brown citrus aphid in dominica by Lysiphlebus Testaceipes and Lipolexis oregmae (Hymenoptera: Aphidiinae)

Abstract

The brown citrus aphid parasitoids Lipolexis oregmae and Lysiphlebus testaceipes are present and widely distributed in Dominica. Lipolexis oregmae was not purposefully released and it is not clear when and by which pathway the parasitoid was introduced to Dominica. The brown citrus aphid samples tested were parasitized by both parasitoids (80-100%), suggesting that both L. oregmae and L. testaceipes might be effective parasitoids of T. citricidus in Dominica.