Anastatus bifasciatus

Anastatus bifasciatus is a species of parasitoid wasp in the family Eupelmidae.^[2] It is native to Europe, and has been harnessed for augmentative biological control against the brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys.^{[3][2][4][5][6]} The study by Haye et al., 2015 especially demonstrates its effectiveness against the European BMSB invasion.^[3] It has also been considered as a biological control agent against spongy moth (Lymantria dispar) eggs in North America.^[7]

Phylum:Arthropoda

Clade:Pancrustacea

Class:Insecta

Order:Hymenoptera

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Anastatus bifasciatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Eupelmidae
Genus:	Anastatus
Species:	A. bifasciatus
Binomial name
Anastatus bifasciatus (Geoffroy, 1785)
Synonyms[1]
Anastatus eurycephalus Masi, 1919 Cerycium pratense Erdös, 1946 Cinips bifasciata Fonscolombe, 1832 Cinips bombycum Fonscolombe, 1832 Cynips bifasciatus Geoffroy, 1785 Diplolepis bifasciata (Geoffroy, 1785) Diplolepis bombycum (Fonscolombe, 1832) Eupelmus bifasciatus (Fonscolombe, 1832) Eupelmus subaeneus De Stefani, 1898 Misocoris oomyzus (Rondani, 1872) Misocoris oophagus Rondani, 1877 Misocoris ovivorus Rondani, 1872 Pteromalus bifasciatus (Fonscolombe, 1832) Pteromalus gemmarum Fonscolombe, 1832 Pteromalus oomyzus Rondani, 1872 Pteromalus ovivorus Rondani, 1872

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A. bifasciatus is a widespread generalist egg parasitoid of various arthropods, especially lepidoptera and hemiptera.^[2][4][5]

Females live for up to two months, while the males, which are smaller, only have adult lives of a few days.^[5] Females feed on nectar and honeydew.^[5][2]