Meselatus bicolor
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Establishment status
Establishment status detail
Alien:
First detection year
2014
Impacts
During the initial surveys, M. bicolor and Odontofroggatia spp. were found to be the most prominent potential biological control agents due to their high abundance and demonstrated negative impacts on pollinators and seed production (Mavrovounioti, unpublished data; Demetriou et al. in press) [Ficus microcarpa alien invasive].
Pathway
Pathway detail
Speculated (Demetriou pers. comm.)
References
Demetriou J, Koutsoukos E, Mavrovounioti N, Radea C, Arianoutsou M, Roy HE, Compton SG, Martinou AF (2023) A rather unfruitful relationship? Fig wasps (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) of the alien invasive Ficus microcarpa in Cyprus. BioInvasions Records 12(2): 573-580. https://doi.org/10.3391/bir.2023.12.2.20