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🐝 Ants, Bees & Wasps

Cassava Mealybug Parasitoid

Anagyrus lopezi

Not Evaluated

About

A tiny encyrtid wasp credited with saving Africa's cassava crop from devastating mealybug infestations. It was introduced from South America in the 1980s as a biological control agent.

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Did You Know?

Its release across Africa is considered one of the most successful biological control programs in history, saving millions from famine.