Doǧanlar, M., Dept. of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Mustafa Kemal University, 31034 Antakya, Hatay, Turkey Mendel, Z., Dept. of Entomology, ARO, Volcani Center, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel
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.
Note: First record of the eucalyptus gall wasp Ophelimus maskelli and its parasitoid, Closterocerus chamaeleon, in Turkey
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Doǧanlar, M., Dept. of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Mustafa Kemal University, 31034 Antakya, Hatay, Turkey Mendel, Z., Dept. of Entomology, ARO, Volcani Center, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel
Note: First record of the eucalyptus gall wasp Ophelimus maskelli and its parasitoid, Closterocerus chamaeleon, in Turkey
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.