Citrus Blackfly Parasitoid, Encarsia opulenta (Silvestri) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae)
Encarsia opulenta (Silvestri) is one of the most effective parasitoids of the citrus blackfly, Aleurocanthus woglumi Ashby (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae).It was discovered by Silvestri jmannino.com on A.incertus collected in Van-Phu (Vietnam) (Silvestri 1927).In 1950, E.opulenta from Saharanpur (India) were released for the control of A.woglumi in Mexico