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Ophelimus maskelli

(Ashmead, 1900)
Arthropoda » Hymenoptera » Eulophidae » Ophelimus maskelli
Common name (English)
Eucalyptus gall-wasp
Ηabitat
D6 Brackish marshes (Inland)
G5 Anthropogenic woodlands
I2 Parks
I1 Arable
X11 Large parks
X20 Treeline
X23 Non-domestic gardens (large)
X24 Domestic gardens (urban)
X25 Domestic gardens (rural)

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Establishment status
Established
Establishment status detail

Alien:

First detection year
2020
Impacts
Negative

Leaf-galler of Eucalyptus spp. Commonly used as ornamentals (Demetriou et al. 2022)

Online resource
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/chalcidoids/database/d…
Pathway
3 TRANSPORT CONTAMINANT - Parasites on plants – Par Plant
3 TRANSPORT CONTAMINANT - Contaminant nursery material – CNM
Pathway detail

Speculated (Demetriou pers. comm.)

References

Demetriou J, Koutsoukos E, Radea C, Roy HE, Arianoutsou M, Martinou AF (2022) Uninvited pests of an unwelcomed tree: A survey on alien chalcidoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) associated with eucalyptus trees in Cyprus. BioInvasions Records 11(2): 390-400. https://doi.org/10.3391/bir.2022.11.2.12

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