Presence of the Eucalyptus gall wasp Ophelimus maskelli and its parasitoid Clos...

• Author(s): Branco, Manuela ; Boavida, Conceição ; Durand, Nicolas ; Franco, José Carlos ; Mendel, Zvi
• Date: 2009
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/5944
• Origin: Repositório da UTL
• Subject(s): Eucalyptus camaldulensis; Eucayptus globulus; parasitism
• Document Type: Article
• Language: English

Description

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.