Presence of the Eucalyptus gall wasp Ophelimus maskelli and its parasitoid Closterocerus chamaeleon in Portugal: First record, geographic distribution and host preference
Author(s) -
Manuela Branco,
C. Boavida,
Nicolas Durand,
José Carlos Franco,
Zvi Mendel
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
phytoparasitica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.43
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1876-7184
pISSN - 0334-2123
DOI - 10.1007/s12600-008-0010-7
Subject(s) - eulophidae , biology , parasitoid , gall wasp , eucalyptus camaldulensis , hymenoptera , parasitism , eucalyptus , gall , host (biology) , braconidae , botany , ecology
The Eucalyptus gall wasp Ophelimus
maskelli (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) and its parasitoid
Closterocerus chamaeleon (Hymenoptera:
Eulophidae) were observed for the first time in
Portugal, in 2006 and 2007, respectively. Data on
the distribution of O. maskelli in Portugal, differences
in the susceptibility of two host species, Eucalyptus
globulus and Eucalyptus camaldulensis, and parasitism
by C. chamaeleon are given
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