Cotesia icipe sp. n., a new Microgastrinae wasp (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) of importance in the biological control of Lepidopteran pests in Africa

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Parasitoid Complex of Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, in Ghana and Benin. Insects 11: 68.

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Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda Infestations in East Africa: Assessment of Damage and Parasitism. Insects 10: 195.

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Bioecology of fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith), its management and potential patterns of seasonal spread in Africa. PLOS ONE 16: e0249042.

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Geraldo Salgado-Neto, José L. Fernández-Triana, Wagner de Souza Tavares, José Cola Zanuncio (2018)
Diolcogaster flammeus sp. nov. from Brazil, a new Microgastrinae wasp (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) of importance in biological control. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 62: 232.

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A deadly encounter: Alien invasive Spodoptera frugiperda in Africa and indigenous natural enemy, Cotesia icipe (Hymenoptera, Braconidae). PLOS ONE 16: e0253122.

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Stephen T O Othim, Srinivasan Ramasamy, Ruth Kahuthia-Gathu, Thomas Dubois, Sunday Ekesi, Komi K M Fiaboe (2019)
The Effects of Pest-Resistant Amaranth Accessions on the Performance of the Solitary EndoparasitoidApanteles hemara(Hymenoptera: Braconidae) Against the Amaranth Leaf-WebberSpoladea recurvalis(Lepidoptera: Crambidae). Environmental Entomology 48: 163.

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Performance of the newly identified endoparasitoid Cotesia icipe Fernandez‐Triana & Fiaboe on Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval). Journal of Applied Entomology 142: 646.

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Anna K. Block, Jorrel Mendoza, Amy Rowley, Charles Stuhl, Robert L. Meagher (2021)
Approaches for Assessing the Impact of Zea mays (Poaceae) on the Behavior of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and Its Parasitoid Cotesia marginiventris (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Florida Entomologist 103: .

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Felipe Librán-Embid, Adewole Olagoke, Emily A. Martin (2023)
Combining Milpa and Push-Pull Technology for sustainable food production in smallholder agriculture. A review. Agronomy for Sustainable Development 43: .

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Jose Fernandez-Triana, Mark R. Shaw, Caroline Boudreault, Melanie Beaudin, Gavin R. Broad (2020)
Annotated and illustrated world checklist of Microgastrinae parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera, Braconidae). ZooKeys 920: 1.

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Léna Durocher-Granger, Tibonge Mfune, Monde Musesha, Alyssa Lowry, Kathryn Reynolds, Alan Buddie, Giovanni Cafà, Lisa Offord, Gilson Chipabika, Marcel Dicke, Marc Kenis (2021)
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Birhanu Sisay, Josephine Simiyu, Peter Malusi, Paddy Likhayo, Esayas Mendesil, Nsami Elibariki, Mulatu Wakgari, Gashawbeza Ayalew, Tadele Tefera (2018)
First report of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), natural enemies from Africa. Journal of Applied Entomology 142: 800.

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Mawufe Komi Agbodzavu, Mary Gikungu, Zipporah Osiemo Lagat, Ivan Rwomushana, Sunday Ekesi, Komi Kouma Mokpokpo Fiaboe (2018)
Acceptability and suitability of Spodoptera exigua (Hübner) for Cotesia icipe Fernandez‐Triana & Fiaboe on amaranth. Journal of Applied Entomology 142: 716.

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Geraldo Salgado-Neto, Ísis Meri Medri, José L. Fernández-Triana, James Bryan Whitfield (2020)
Diolcogaster choi sp. nov. from Brazil, a new gregarious microgastrine parasitoid wasp (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) reared from Hypercompe cunigunda (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) in Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 64: .

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Geraldo Salgado-Neto, Consuelo Alexandra Narváez Vásquez, Dillon S. Max, James Whitfield (2021)
Cotesia cassina sp. nov. from southwestern Colombia: a new gregarious microgastrine wasp (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) reared from the pest species Opsiphanes cassina Felder & Felder (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) feeding on Elaeis oil palm trees (Arecaceae). ZooKeys 1061: 11.

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Michael Hilary Otim, Stella Adumo Aropet, Moses Opio, Dalton Kanyesigye, Henry Nakelet Opolot, Wee Tek Tay (2021)
Parasitoid Distribution and Parasitism of the Fall Armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Different Maize Producing Regions of Uganda. Insects 12: 121.

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James B. Whitfield, Neveen Samy Gadallah, Hassan Ghahari, Scott Richard Shaw (2022)
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