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Occurrence of two localMegastigmus species parasitic on the eucalyptus gall waspLeptocybe invasa in Israel and Turkey

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Two localMegastigmus species were found to be parasitoids on the invasive Eucalyptus gall waspLeptocybe invasa Fisher & La Salle in Turkey and Israel.Megastigmus sp, from Israel is a larval and pupal parasitoid ofL. Invasa. Both species are biparental. Features showing morphological differences between them are presented. The biology, distribution and potential efficiency as biological control agents are discussed.

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  1. Dept of Entomology, ARO, The Volcani Center, 50250, Bet Dagan, Israel

    Alex Protasov & Zvi Mendel

  2. Ziraat Fakültesi, Bitki Koruma Bölümü, Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi, 31034, Antakya, Hatay, Turkey

    Miktat Doĝanlar

  3. CSIRO Entomology, GPO Box 1700, 2601, Canberra, ACT, Australia

    John La Salle

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Protasov, A., Doĝanlar, M., La Salle, J. et al. Occurrence of two localMegastigmus species parasitic on the eucalyptus gall waspLeptocybe invasa in Israel and Turkey. Phytoparasitica 36, 449–459 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03020291

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