Designation:E2615−08StandardSpecificationforAphidoletesaphidimyza(Rondani)(Diptera:Cecidomyiidae)1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE2615;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversinformationonandthetestmethodfordeterminingthepurityandnumberofadultsreleasedincommercialcontainersoftheaphidpredatorymidge,Aphidoletesaphidimyza(Rondani).1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2E2200SpecificationforInformationIncludedwithPackag-ingofMulti-CellularBiologicalControlOrganisms(Withdrawn2010)33.Terminology3.1nameofproduct—AphidoletesaphidimyzaRondani3.2preferredhostprey—mostspeciesoftrueaphids(Aphi-doidea).3.3lifestagewhenshipped—pupal.4.Classification4.1Phylum—Arthropoda.4.2Class—Insecta.4.3Order—Diptera.4.4Family—Cecidomyiidae.4.5Genus—Aphidoletes.4.6Species—aphidimyza.5.SummaryofTestMethod(DeterminingthePurity,SexRatio,andNumberofAdultsReleasedfromContainersofA.aphidimyza)5.1Thistestmethoddescribesamethodofdeterminingthepurity,sexratio,andnumberofadultA.aphidimyzareleasedincontainers.5.2Thistestmethodisforastandardcommercialpackageof250to1000midgespackagedinvermiculitecarrierintraysorbottles.Adultmidgesandanyparasitesareallowedtoemergeovera21dayperiodandarecountedandthesexratiodetermined.Anyliveparasiteorarthropodproductcontami-nantsareidentifiedandrecorded.6.SignificanceandUse6.1ThebiologicalcontrolofaphidsbyA.aphidimyzadependsonaccuratereleasenumbers,presenceofmaleandfemaleadults,andabsenceofliveproductcontaminantssuchasparasitesandotherinsectsandmites.Thistestwillbetypicallyemployedbyproducersandusersoftheproducttoassessthenumberoflivebiologicalcontrolagentsdelivered.Itiscomplementarytothequalityguideli...
