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The main objective of this factsheet is to help technicians and forsters to recognize, in the field, insect gall wasps of Eucalyptus species.
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Two insects (Hymenoptera; Eulophidae) were detected in Tunisia on the foliage of E. camaldulensis trees: Leptocybe invasa recorded in 2004 and Ophelimus maskelli recorded in 2006. These wasps are both gall inducers and cause damages mainly to eucalyptus seedlings in nurseries and young plantations.
Contacts:
Samir Dhahri, Olfa Ezzine, Sofian Hdidi, Hatem Trabelsi
dhahrisamir@yahoo.fr