Ong, S.P, O'Dowd, D.J, & Green, P.T. 2019 Production and export of the parasitoid Tachardiaephagus somervilli (Chalcidoidea: Encyrtidae), a biological control agent for the yellow lac scale, Tachardina aurantiaca (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Kerriidae). Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 22: 543-548
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Notes: This rearing protocol produced sufficient quantities of adult T. somervilli for the export and successful introduction to Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) for the biological control of invasive T. aurantiaca, with near 100% survival rates for both sexes during transit.
