Phytoparasitica (2007) 35, 333-335

M. Doganlar and Z. Mendel (2007)
First record of the eucalyptus gall wasp Ophelimus maskelli and its parasitoid, Closterocerus chamaeleon, in Turkey
Phytoparasitica 35 (4), 333-335
Abstract: The Eucalyptus gall wasp Ophelimus maskelli (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Eulophidae: Ophelimini) and its introduced parasitoid Closterocerus 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 of O. maskelli and larva of C. 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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Database assignments for author(s): Miktat Doganlar, Zvi Mendel

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
new introduction of pest
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
surveys/distribution/isolation

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Ophelimus maskelli	Eucalypt (Eucalyptus)	Turkey
Chrysonotomyia chamaeleon (parasitoid)	Ophelimus maskelli	Eucalypt (Eucalyptus)	Turkey