Phytoparasitica (2009) 37, 51-54

Manuela Branco, Conceição Boavida, Nicolas Durand, José Carlos Franco and Zvi Mendel (2009)
Presence of the Eucalyptus gall wasp Ophelimus maskelli and its parasitoid Closterocerus chamaeleon in Portugal: First record, geographic distribution and host preference
Phytoparasitica 37 (1), 51-54
Abstract: 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.
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Database assignments for author(s): Manuela R. Branco, Zvi Mendel, José Carlos Franco, Conceicao Boavida

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
new introduction of pest
biocontrol - natural enemies
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)	Portugal (continental)
Chrysonotomyia chamaeleon (parasitoid)	Ophelimus maskelli	Eucalypt (Eucalyptus)	Portugal (continental)