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New record in the Hawaiian Islands of Orasema minutissima (Hymenoptera: Eucharitidae), an ant-parasitic wasp and a potential biocontrol agent against the Little Fire Ant, Wasmannia auropunctata (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Heraty, John Michael ; Rogers, Valle D. ; Johnson, M. Tracy ; Perreira, Williams D. ; Baker, Austin J. ; Bitume, Ellyn ; Murray, Elizabeth ; Varone, Laura Icon

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03/2021

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Neal Evenhuis

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Bishop Museum Occasional Papers

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2376-3191

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Orasema minutissima Howard (Hymenoptera: Eucharitidae) is recorded fromthe Hawaiian Islands for the first time. It has been established on the island of Hawai?isince at least 2019. The wasp is a parasitoid of the immature stages of Pheidole andWasmannia (Formicidae: Myrmicinae), both of which are significant pests on several ofthe Hawaiian Islands. Already found in substantial numbers, the wasp is a potential biological control agent for Wasmannia auropunctata, the Little Fire Ant.

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