Cotesia icipe

Cotesia icipe
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Braconidae
Genus:	Cotesia
Species:	C. icipe
Binomial name
	Cotesia icipe; Fiaboe, Fernández-Triana, Nyamu, & Agbodzavu 2017

Last updated September 28, 2025

Cotesia icipe is a parasitoid species of wasp of the genus Cotesia . Found in tropical Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, it was first discovered as a parasitoid of the Lepidopterans Spodoptera littoralis and beet armyworm (Spodoptera exigua). Therefore it is now being studied as a possible biological control of Lepidopteran pests of amaranth crops in those areas.^[1]

Range

Kenya (Yatta Constituency, Mwea Constituency, Kitengela, Thika,^[1] and Machakos),^[2] Madagascar,^[1] Saudi Arabia,^[1] South Africa,^[1] Yemen,^[1] and Ethiopia (Awasa (Hawassa), Jimma, and Awash-Melkasa).^[2]

Hosts

S. exigua, a native host^[1]
S. littoralis, a native host^[1]
S. frugiperda ^[3] - C. icipe is the primary parasitoid of the invasive agricultural pest S. frugiperda in Ethiopia, and a minor one in Kenya.^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Fiaboe, Komi K.M.; Fernández-Triana, Jose; Nyamu, Faith W.; Agbodzavu, Komi M. (2017-12-20). "Cotesia icipe sp. n., a new Microgastrinae wasp (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) of importance in the biological control of Lepidopteran pests in Africa". Journal of Hymenoptera Research . 61. International Society of Hymenopterists (Pensoft): 49–64. doi: 10.3897/jhr.61.21015 . ISSN 1314-2607. S2CID 53705491.
1 2 3 Sisay, Birhanu; Simiyu, Josephine; Malusi, Peter; Likhayo, Paddy; Mendesil, Esayas; Elibariki, Nsami; Wakgari, Mulatu; Ayalew, Gashawbeza; Tefera, Tadele (2018-06-13). "First report of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), natural enemies from Africa". Journal of Applied Entomology . 142 (8). Wiley: 800–804. doi:10.1111/jen.12534. ISSN 0931-2048. S2CID 90949331.
↑ B. M. Prasanna; Joseph E. Huesing; Regina Eddy; Virginia M. Peschke. "Fall Armyworm in Africa: A Guide for Integrated Pest Management" (PDF). Integrated Pest Management Florida (1 ed.). USAID, CIMMYT, CGIAR MAIZE. pp. 1–120. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-07-27.

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[Fiaboe-et-al-2017-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Fiaboe, Komi K.M.; Fernández-Triana, Jose; Nyamu, Faith W.; Agbodzavu, Komi M. (2017-12-20). "Cotesia icipe sp. n., a new Microgastrinae wasp (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) of importance in the biological control of Lepidopteran pests in Africa". Journal of Hymenoptera Research . 61. International Society of Hymenopterists (Pensoft): 49–64. doi: 10.3897/jhr.61.21015 . ISSN 1314-2607. S2CID 53705491.

[Sisay-et-al-2018-2] 1 2 3 Sisay, Birhanu; Simiyu, Josephine; Malusi, Peter; Likhayo, Paddy; Mendesil, Esayas; Elibariki, Nsami; Wakgari, Mulatu; Ayalew, Gashawbeza; Tefera, Tadele (2018-06-13). "First report of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), natural enemies from Africa". Journal of Applied Entomology . 142 (8). Wiley: 800–804. doi:10.1111/jen.12534. ISSN 0931-2048. S2CID 90949331.

[FeedTheFuture-3] B. M. Prasanna; Joseph E. Huesing; Regina Eddy; Virginia M. Peschke. "Fall Armyworm in Africa: A Guide for Integrated Pest Management" (PDF). Integrated Pest Management Florida (1 ed.). USAID, CIMMYT, CGIAR MAIZE. pp. 1–120. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-07-27.

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Cotesia icipe

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Range

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