Catolaccus grandis

Catolaccus grandis
Catolaccus grandis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hymenoptera
Suborder:
Apocrita
Superfamily:
Chalcidoidea
Family:
Pteromalidae
Genus:
Catolaccus
Species:
C. grandis
Binomial name
Catolaccus grandis
(Burks 1954)

Catolaccus grandis is a parasitic wasp native to southeastern Mexico. It was introduced to the United States in the 1970s.[1]

Its natural hosts are the boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis) and the closely related Anthonomus hunteri.[1] Its predation of the boll weevil, an economically significant pest of cotton, has led to its use as a biological control in the United States.

References

  1. ^ a b "C. Grandis".


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