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Tetrastichus
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Tetrastichus is a genus of hymenopteran insects of the family Eulophidae. Tetrastichus planipennisi is a parasitoid of the emerald ash borer, a wood boring insect native to Asia which is an invasive species in North America. T. planipennisi is being evaluated as a biological control agent.
Host species
The genus Tetrastichus parasitizes many different species of Lepidoptera, such as Pyralis farinalis.
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