Open AccessPHENOLOGY OF A NATIVE TETRASTICHUS SP. (HYMENOPTERA: EULOPHIDAE AS A PARASITOID OF THE INTRODUCED GALL MIDGE CYSTIPHORA SCHMIDTI (RÜBSAAMEN) (DIPTERA: CECIDOMYIIDAE)
Author(s) -
Moore A. D.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
australian journal of entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1440-6055
pISSN - 1326-6756
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1989.tb01196.x
Subject(s) - eulophidae , biology , cecidomyiidae , parasitoid , gall , phenology , midge , hymenoptera , ecology , zoology
The phenology of a native Tetrastichus sp. parasitic on Cystiphura schmidti on skeleton weed (Chondrilla juncea L.) in Australia, is described. Data are presented on parasitoid seasonality and host age preference. Its potential impact on the effectiveness of C. schmidti is briefly discussed.