Diaeretiella rapae

Diaeretiella rapae (M'intosh, 1855)

Morphology

Antenna with 14 segments in females, more rarely 13 or 15
Wing :only venation 3-SR is shown
Ovipositor with tip squared off

Identification key

Biology

Primary endoparasitoid of aphids
Polyphagous

Host aphids

Parasitoid frequently encountered on Brevicoryne brassicae and Myzus persicae on Brassica, but also on numerous other genera and species of aphids

Modification date : 07 February 2023 | Publication date : 02 December 2010 | Redactor : Evelyne Turpeau, Maurice Hullé, Bernard Chaubet