Note: First record of the eucalyptus gall wasp<Emphasis Type="Italic">Ophelimus maskelli</Emphasis> and its parasitoid,<Emphasis Type="Italic">Closterocerus chamaeleon</Emphasis>, in Turkey |
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| Authors: | M Do?anlar Z Mendel |
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| Institution: | 1.Dept. of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture,Mustafa Kemal University,Antakya, Hatay,Turkey;2.Dept. of Entomology,ARO, The Volcani Center,Bet Dagan,Israel |
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| Abstract: | The Eucalyptus gall waspOphelimus maskelli (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Eulophidae: Ophelimini) and its introduced parasitoidClosterocerus chamaeleon (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Eulophidae: Entedoninae) are recorded for the first time in the Mediterranean and Aegean Regions
of Turkey. Some morphological characters of adult and larva ofO. maskelli and larva ofC. chamaeleon are described and illustrated. Distributions of the two wasps collected in Turkey are given. Results indicate that the biological
control agent,C. chamaeleon, has spread over 1,300 km in the 16 months since its initial release. |
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