Aphidius ervi
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Braconidae |
| Genus: | Aphidius |
| Species: | A. ervi
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| Binomial name | |
| Aphidius ervi Haliday, 1834
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Aphidius ervi is a species of parasitoid wasp in the subfamily Aphidiinae of the family Braconidae.[1] It can be found globally.[2]
A. ervi is used as a biological control for aphids in order to prevent aphid damage to crops.[3] It parasitizes several Macrosiphinae aphid species, including the pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum),[4] but it prefers the potato aphid (Macrosiphum euphorbiae) and foxglove aphid (Acyrthosiphon solani) as its hosts.[3]
References
- ^ "Aphidius ervi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
- ^ "Aphidius ervi". GBIF. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
- ^ a b Raymond A. Cloyd (March 2024). "Aphidius colemani and Aphidius ervi: Biological Control Agents of Aphids" (PDF). Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service (K-State Research and Extension). Retrieved August 22, 2025.
- ^ Colinet, Dominique; Anselme, Caroline; Deleury, Emeline; Mancini, Donato; Poulain, Julie; Azéma-Dossat, Carole; Belghazi, Maya; Tares, Sophie; Pennachhio, Francesco; Poirié, Marylène; Gatti, Jean-Luc (2014). "Identification of the main venom protein components of *Aphidius ervi*, a parasitoid wasp of the aphid model *Acyrthosiphon pisum*". BMC Genomics. 15 (1): 342. doi:10.1186/1471-2164-15-342. PMC 4035087. PMID 24884493. Retrieved August 22, 2025.