''Istocheta aldrichi'', the winsome fly, is a species of bristle fly in the family
Tachinidae
The Tachinidae are a large and variable family of true flies within the insect order Diptera, with more than 8,200 known species and many more to be discovered. Over 1,300 species have been described in North America alone. Insects in this family ...
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[ Originally from Japan, it has been introduced in North America in 1922 as a ]biocontrol
Biological control or biocontrol is a method of controlling pests, such as insects, mites, weeds, and plant diseases, using other organisms. It relies on predation, parasitism, herbivory, or other natural mechanisms, but typically also invo ...
to combat the Japanese beetle (''Popillia japonica
The Japanese beetle (''Popillia japonica'') is a species of scarab beetle. The adult measures in length and in width, has iridescent copper-colored elytra and a green thorax and head. It is not very destructive in Japan (where it is control ...
''). It is established in northeastern North America.[ Larvae pupate inside the host beetle.]
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Exoristinae
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Insects described in 1953
Insects used as insect pest control agents
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