Definition of Encarsia. Meaning of Encarsia. Synonyms of Encarsia

- Encarsia formosa is a species of chalcidoid wasp and a well known parasitoid of greenhouse whitefly, one of the first to be used commercially for biological...
- Encarsia is a large genus of minute parasitic wasps of the family Aphelinidae. The genus is very diverse with currently about 400 described species and...
- applied commercially in biological pest control, starting in the 1920s with Encarsia formosa to control whitefly in greenhouses. Historically, parasitoidism...
- biological control of insect pests. One of the first species to be used was Encarsia formosa, a parasitoid of a range of species of whitefly. It entered commercial...
- often in the same family or genus. In the citrus blackfly parasitoid, Encarsia perplexa, unmated females may lay haploid eggs in the fully developed larvae...
- several crops in greenhouses. Periodic releases of the parasitoidal wasp, Encarsia formosa, are used to control greenhouse whitefly, while the predatory mite...
- Encarsia perplexa is a tiny parasitic wasp, a parasitoid of the citrus blackfly, Aleurocanthus woglumi, which is a global pest of citrus trees. It was...
- Modern holotype label for Encarsia accenta...
- Asia, but has spread to other parts of the world. The parasitic wasps, Encarsia perplexa and Amitus hesperidum can help control the pest. This species...
- Encarsia perniciosi is a tiny parasitic wasp, a parasitoid of the California red scale (Aonidiella aurantii) and the San Jose scale (Quadraspidiotus perniciosus)...