Aphelinus certus explained

Aphelinus certus is a parasitoid wasp native to Asia.^[1] It parasitizes the soybean aphid and other aphids.^[2]

North American introduction

A. certus has been found in North America since 2005, and was likely introduced along with or soon after the soybean aphid.^[3]

A. certus is likely to parasitize both native and introduced aphids in North America as it has a relatively wide host-range.

Notes and References

1. Heraty JM, Woolley JB, Hopper KR, Hawks DL, Kim JW, Buffington M . 2007 . Molecular phylogenetics and reproductive incompatibility in a complex of cryptic species of aphid parasitoids . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution . 45. 2 . 480–493 . 10.1016/j.ympev.2007.06.021 . 17702609.
2. Hopper. Keith R.. Diers. Brian W.. 2014-09-01. Parasitism of soybean aphid by Aphelinus species on soybean susceptible versus resistant to the aphid. Biological Control. 76. 101–106. 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2014.05.006. 2014BiolC..76..101H .
3. George E. Heimpel . Lee E. Frelich . Douglas A. Landis . Keith R. Hopper . Kim A. Hoelmer . Zeynep Sezen . Mark K. Asplen . Kongming Wu . European buckthorn and Asian soybean aphid as components of an extensive invasional meltdown in North America . Biological Invasions . 2010 . 12 . 9 . 2913–2931 . 10.1007/s10530-010-9736-5 . 2010BiInv..12.2913H . 6275782 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110720092554/http://www.forestry.umn.edu/prod/groups/cfans/@pub/@cfans/@forestry/documents/asset/cfans_asset_249365.pdf . dead . 2011-07-20 .