Invasive Stink Bugs and Related Species (Pentatomoidea)

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FIGURE 10.6 Seasonal variation of the number of parasitoids that emerged from parasitized Antestiopsis intricata eggs
collected on coffee in two locations in Cameroon, (A). Foumbot (1100 m asl) in the West region, (B). Santa (1900 m asl) in
the North-West region (from Mbondji Mbondji 2001).

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FIGURE 10.7 Seasonal variation of Antestiopsis thunbergii ghesquierei parasitism rate for the three most important
parasitoid species of the study area in Rwanda-Burundi, Gryon fulviventre, Telenomus sechellensis and Trissolcus sp.
(from Brion 1963).