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Occurrence of two localMegastigmus species parasitic on the eucalyptus gall waspLeptocybe invasa in Israel and Turkey |
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| Authors: | Alex Protasov Miktat Doĝanlar John La Salle Zvi Mendel |
| Affiliation: | 1. Dept of Entomology, ARO, The Volcani Center, 50250, Bet Dagan, Israel 2. Ziraat Fakültesi, Bitki Koruma B?lümü, Mustafa Kemal üniversitesi, 31034, Antakya, Hatay, Turkey 3. CSIRO Entomology, GPO Box 1700, 2601, Canberra, ACT, Australia |
| Abstract: | Two localMegastigmus species were found to be parasitoids on the invasive Eucalyptus gall waspLeptocybe invasa Fisher & La Salle in Turkey and Israel.Megastigmus sp, from Israel is a larval and pupal parasitoid ofL. Invasa. Both species are biparental. Features showing morphological differences between them are presented. The biology, distribution and potential efficiency as biological control agents are discussed. |
| Keywords: | Adaptation biological control invasive species longevity seasonal occurrence |
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