FIRST RECORD IN ITALY OF PSYLLAEPHAGUS BLITEUS RIEK (Hymenoptera Encyrtidae) PARASITOID OF GLYCASPIS BRIMBLECOMBEI MOORE (Hemiptera Psyllidae)
- Authors: Caleca, V; Lo Verde, G; Maltese, M
- Publication year: 2011
- Type: Articolo in rivista (Articolo in rivista)
- Key words: Eucalyptus camaldulensis, biological control, accidental introduction, Sicily
- OA Link: http://hdl.handle.net/10447/61431
Abstract
Psyllaephagus bliteus Riek (Hymenoptera Encyrtidae), parasitoid of the red gum lerp psyllid Glycaspis brimblecombei Moore (Hemiptera Psyllidae), has been recorded for the first time in Italy in September 2011. The arrival of P. bliteus in Sicily is due to an accidental introduction, probably together with its host, as already happened in New Zealand, Brazil, Spain and Morocco.