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RESEARCH PRODUCT

First Record of Leptocybe invasa and Ophelimus maskelli Eucalyptus Gall Wasps in Tunisia

S DhahriMl Ben JamaaGabriella Lo Verde

subject

Settore AGR/11 - Entomologia Generale E ApplicataEucalyptus gall wasps Leptocybe invasa Ophelimus maskelli Tunisia

description

Two Australian gall wasps were detected for the first time in Tunisia on the foliage of Eucalyptus camaldulensis trees. Leptocybe invasa was detected in 2004, while Ophelimus maskelli in 2006. L. invasa makes galls on petioles, leaf midribs and young branches whereas O. maskelli induces galls on limbs. Vigilance is recommended when seedlings are carried to plantation.

http://hdl.handle.net/10447/53575