Ooencyrtus kuvanae

Ooencyrtus kuvanae is a species of chalcid wasp. It was introduced to North America in 1908 to control Lymantria moths.^[1] In North America, it has become an active parasitoid of the invasive spotted lanternfly.^[2]

Ooencyrtus kuvanae
Adult Ooencyrtus kuvanae on spongy moth egg mass.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Encyrtidae
Genus:	Ooencyrtus
Species:	O. kuvanae
Binomial name
Ooencyrtus kuvanae (Howard 1910)

References

1. Liu, Houping; Mottern, Jason (January 27, 2017). "An Old Remedy for a New Problem? Identification of Ooencyrtus kuvanae (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), an Egg Parasitoid of Lycorma delicatula (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae) in North America". Journal of Insect Science. 17 (1): 18. doi:10.1093/jisesa/iew114. PMC 5270392. PMID 28069731.
2. Liu, Houping (February 2, 2019). "Occurrence, Seasonal Abundance, and Superparasitism of Ooencyrtus kuvanae (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) as an Egg Parasitoid of the Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) in North America". Forests. 10 (2): 79. Bibcode:2019Fore...10...79L. doi:10.3390/f10020079.