Biology, revised taxonomy and impact on host plants of Ophelimus maskelli, an invasive gall inducer on Eucalyptus spp. in the Mediterranean area

Phytoparasitica

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 50-76

  Protasov, A ^a   La Salle, J ^b   Blumberg, D ^a   Brand, D ^c   Saphir, Nitza ^c   Assael, Fabienne ^a   Fisher, Nicole ^b   Mendel, Z ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c JNF   (Israel)

Author keywords

Damage; Egg distribution; Eucalyptus; Eulophidae; Feed effect; Gall; Host plants; Leaf survival; Ophelimus maskelli; Seasonal development

Indexed keywords

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS BOTRYOIDES; EUCALYPTUS BRIDGESIANA; EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS; EUCALYPTUS CINEREA; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; EUCALYPTUS GRANDIS; EUCALYPTUS NICHOLII; EUCALYPTUS PULVERULENTA; EUCALYPTUS ROBUSTA; EUCALYPTUS RUDIS; EUCALYPTUS SALIGNA; EUCALYPTUS TERETICORNIS; EUCALYPTUS VIMINALIS; EULOPHIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LEPTOCYBE INVASA; OPHELIMUS; OPHELIMUS EUCALYPTI;

EID: 33846423588     PISSN: 03342123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02981061     Document Type: Review

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