First report on the gall wasp Ophelimus near migdanorum (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae) and its parasitoid Closterocerus chamaeleon (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae) in Eucalyptus globulus in Bogotá, Colombia

By

Pinzon-Florian, Olga Patricia

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

902

Pages

151--156

Subjects

Biological control , introduced pest , natural enemy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.902.39213

 

Abstract

Ophelimus near migdanorum, a foliage gall wasp-inducer ofEucalyptus, is recorded for the first time in Colombia, infesting both mature ornamental trees ofEucalyptus globulus(Labill.) and monoculture plantations in the periurban forest in the city of Bogotá. The parasitoidClosterocerus chamaeleonwas also emerged from the galled foliage. The spread of this pest and its parasitoid in otherEucalyptusspecies planted in Colombia has not been evaluated.