COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
PINK MEALYBUG
(Maconellicoccus hirsutus)
BIOLOGICAL CONTROL
WASP RELEASES

ST. CROIX

	RELEASE DATE	LOCATION	# RELEASED 1		HOST PLANT
			A.k.	G.i.
1	July 8, 1997	Prosperity	100	100	Hibiscus
2		Carlton	100	100	Hibiscus
3	Oct. 8, 1997	La Grange	200		Hibiscus
4		Little LaGrange	100 100		Hibiscus Soursop
5		Prosperity/Sprat Hall	200		Hibiscus
6	Nov. 19, 1997	Grange Gardens	50		Citrus
7		Grange Gardens	50		Hibiscus
8		Catherine's Rest	50	50	Citrus
9	Dec. 2, 1997	St. George	50		Hibiscus
10		Cane Carlton	50		Hibiscus
11		Whim	50		Hibiscus
12		Whim	100		Hibiscus
13		Hannah's Rest	50		Hibiscus
14		Prosperity	25		Soursop
15		Prosperity	75		Hibiscus
16	Dec. 8, 1997	Mt. Pellier?	100		unknown
17	Dec. 19, 1997	Sion Farm	50		Hibiscus
18		Diamond Ruby	50		Sugar apple
19		La Reine	50		Hibiscus
20		Grove Place	50		Hibiscus
21		William's Delight	50		Hibiscus
22		Jolly Hill	50		Soursop
23		Orange Grove	50		Soursop
24		Two Brothers	50		Hibiscus
25		Whim	50		Soursop
26		White Bay	50		Soursop
27		Hannah's Rest	50		Hibiscus
28		Whim	50		Sugar apple
29	Jan. 9, 1998	Lower Love	100		Hibiscus
30		St. George	100		Hibiscus
31		Williams Delight	100		Soursop
32		Smithfield	100		Soursop
33		Mars Hill		100	Hibiscus
34		Mars Hill	75		Hibiscus
35		Frederiksted		100	Hibiscus
36	Jan. 23, 1998	Sion Farm	100		Sugar Apple
37		Sion Farm		200	Soursop
38		Frederikshaab	100		Jujube (Zizyphus mauritiana)
39		Whim	100		Hibiscus
40		Whim	100		Soursop
41		Concordia	100		Hibiscus
42		La Grange	100		Carambola
43		La Grange	100		Soursop
44		Little La Grange	100		Hibiscus
45		Frederiksted	100	100	Hibiscus Hibiscus
46		Good Hope	100		Hibiscus
47	Febr. 3, 1998	Lower Love	100		Hibiscus
48		Lower Love	100		Man-better-man
49		Glynn	100		Hibiscus
50		Barren Spot	100		Hibiscus
51		Gallows Bay	100		Hibiscus
52		Catherines Rest	100		Hibiscus
53		Butler Bay	100		Hibiscus
54		Prosperity	100		Hibiscus
55		Hogensborg	100		Soursop
56		Hannahs Rest	100		Hibiscus
57	Febr. 16, 1998	La Vallee		100	Hibiscus
58		Catherines Rest		100	Hibiscus
59		Race Track		200	Hibiscus
60	Febr. 26, 1998	Hannas Rest	100		Hibiscus
61		Prospect Hill	100		Hibiscus
62		Christiansted	50		Hibiscus
63		Diamond Ruby	100	100	Hibiscus Hibiscus
64	March 10, 1998	St. George	100		Hibiscus
65		Whim	100		Hibiscus
66		Grove Place	50		Hibiscus
67		Christiansted	100		Hibiscus
68	April 9, 1998	Diamond Ruby		100	Hibiscus
69		La Grande Princesse	100		Hibiscus
70		Peters Rest	100		Orange
71		Jealousy	100		Hibiscus
72		Mt. Pleasant		100	Hibiscus
73		Whim	100		Hibiscus
74		Whim		100	Soursop
75		Whim		100	Hibiscus
76		Northside	100		Hibiscus
77		La Grange	100		Hibiscus
78		Concordia	100		Soursop
79		Whim		100	Hibiscus
80	May 8, 1998	Jealousy		100	Hibiscus
81		La Vallee		100	Hibiscus
82		Longford	100		Hibiscus
83		Clifton Hill		100	Hibiscus
84		Diamond Ruby	100		Hibiscus
85	May 15, 1998	Lower Love		100	Hibiscus
86		St. John	100		Hibiscus
87		La Grande Princesse		100	Hibiscus
88		Green Cay	100		Hibiscus
89		Tipperary		100	Hibiscus
90		Diamond Ruby	100		Hibiscus
91	May 29, 1998	St. George	50		Plum
92		Grove	50	50	Hibiscus Hibiscus
93		Hope	50		Hibiscus
94		Glynn	50	50	Hibiscus Hibiscus
95		Salt River		50	Hibiscus
96		St. John		50	Hibiscus
97		St. John	50		Hibiscus
98		Tide Village		50	Hibiscus
99		Herman Hill	50		Hibiscus
100		Strawberry	50		Hibiscus
101	June 12, 1998	Cotton Valley	50	50	Orange Hibiscus
102		Green Cay	50		Hibiscus
103		Grange Gardens	50		Hibiscus
104		Teague Bay	50		Hibiscus
105		LBJ Gardens		50	Hibiscus
106		Grove Place		50	Soursop
107		Mount Pleasant		50	Soursop
108		Betsys Jewel		100	Hibiscus
109		Prosperity		100	Hibiscus
110	June 19, 1998	Upper Love	50		Plum
111		La Reine		50	Carambola
112		Barren Spot	50		Soursop
113		Boetzberg		50	Hibiscus
114		La Grande Princesse	50	50	Hibiscus Hibiscus
115		Salt River		50	Hibiscus
116		Mon Bijou		50	Hibiscus
117		Mon Bijou	50		Hibiscus
118		Golden Grove		50	Hibiscus
119		Ruby	50		Hibiscus
120	June 26, 1998	Whim	50		Soursop
121		Blessing		100	Hibiscus
122		Mars Hill		50	Hibiscus
123		Catherines Rest		50	Soursop
124		Catherines Rest		100	Hibiscus Hibiscus
125		Jealousy		100	Hibiscus
126	July 1, 1998	La Grange	50	50	Soursop Hibiscus
127		La Grange		50	Hibiscus
128		St. George		50	Plum
129		Glynn	50		Hibiscus
130		Golden Rock	50	50	Hibiscus Soursop
131		Boetzberg	50		Hibiscus
132		Sweet Bottom	50	50	Hibiscus
133		La Grange		50	Soursop
134	July 23, 1998	Coble		100	Soursop
135		Glynn	100		Hibiscus
136		Concordia		100	Hibiscus
137		Boetzberg	200	100	Hibiscus
138		Coakley Bay	100	200	Hibiscus
139		Cotton Valley		100	Hibiscus
140		Salt River		100	Hibiscus
141		Belvedere		100	Hibiscus
142		La Vallee	100		Hibiscus
143		Sweet Bottom	100	100	Hibiscus
144		Grove Place		100	Sugar apple
145		Orange Grove		100	Soursop
146		La Grange	100		Hibiscus
147		La Grange	100	100	Hibiscus
148		Mt. Pleasant		100	Hibiscus
149		Grove Place		100	Hibiscus
150	July 31, 1998	North Hall		100 100	Plum Soursop
151		Clifton Hill		100	Hibiscus
152		Peters Rest		100	Soursop
153		Constitution Hill		100	Sugar apple
154		Sierra Verde		100	Hibiscus
155		Cotton Valley		100	Grape
156		Work and Rest		300	Hibiscus
157		Barren Spot		100	Hibiscus
158		La Reine		100	Hibiscus
159		Jealousy		100	Hibiscus
160		Jealousy		300	Hibiscus
161		Coble		100	Soursop
162		Strawberry		100	Soursop
163		Barren Spot		100 100	Plum Golden apple
164	August 7, 1998	Grove Place		100	Hibiscus
165		Whim	100		Soursop
166		Hannahs Rest		100	Grape
167		Hope	100		Hibiscus
168		Catherines Rest		100	Soursop
169		Catherines Rest	100		Hibiscus
170		Royal Manor	100	100	Hibiscus Soursop
171		Royal Manor		100	Sugar apple
172		Hermon Hill		100	Hibiscus
173		Hermon Hill	100		Carambola
174		Southgate		100	Hibiscus
175		Shoys	100	100	Hibiscus
176		La Grande Princesse		100	Hibiscus
177		La Grande Princesse	100	100	Hibiscus
178		Mon Bijou		100	Sugar apple
179		Mon Bijou	100		Hibiscus
180		Mon Bijou		100	Sugar apple
181	August 21, 1998	Grove Place	100		Sugar apple
182		Two Brothers		100	Sugar apple
183		Whim	100		Soursop
184		Cane Carlton	100	100	Soursop Okra
185		Ruby		100	Soursop
186		Ruby		100	Sugar apple
187		Sion Hill		100	Soursop
188		Fambouyant Welcome		100	Sugar apple
189		St. Peter		100	Hibiscus
190		La Grande Princesse		100	Sugar apple
191		La Grande Princesse		100	Soursop
192		Mon Bijou		100	Soursop
193		Mon Bijou		100	Soursop
194		Plessen		100	Soursop
			9425	9800
TOTAL TO DATE			19225

¹ A.k. = Anagyrus kamali; G.i. = Gyranusoidea indica






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