Leptocybe invasa (HYMENOPTERA: EULOPHIDAE) ON Eucalyptus SEEDLINGS IN SANTA CATARINA STATE, BRAZIL

Leptocybe invasa (HYMENOPTERA: EULOPHIDAE) ON Eucalyptus SEEDLINGS IN SANTA CATARINA STATE, BRAZIL

ABSTRACT The blue gum chalcid, Leptocybe invasa Fisher & La Salle (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), native from Australia, can severely damage eucalyptus (Myrtaceae) plants. This insect was found on Eucalyptus grandis seedlings in May 2015, in Treze de Maio municipality in Santa Catarina state, Brazil.

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Published in:Ciência florestal Vol. 28; no. 4; pp. 1770 - 1775
Main Authors: Barbosa, Leonardo Rodrigues, Rodrigues, Angelo Peruffo, Souza, Amanda Rodrigues de, Puretz, Barbara de Oliveira, Wilcken, Carlos Frederico, Zanuncio, José Cola
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Portuguese
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 01-12-2018
Subjects:
ECOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
FORESTRY
espécies exóticas
blue gum chalcid
vespa-da-galha-do-eucalipto
dispersão
mudas
nurseries
invasive species
spread
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Summary:ABSTRACT The blue gum chalcid, Leptocybe invasa Fisher & La Salle (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), native from Australia, can severely damage eucalyptus (Myrtaceae) plants. This insect was found on Eucalyptus grandis seedlings in May 2015, in Treze de Maio municipality in Santa Catarina state, Brazil.
ISSN:1980-5098
0103-9954
1980-5098
DOI:10.5902/1980509835336