Detecting natural enemies of Letocybe invasa Fisher & La Salle species gall wasp in Vietnam
Keywords:
Eucalyptus, morphology, Leptocybe invasa,, natural enemiesAbstract
Leptocybe invasa belongs to family Eulophidae, order Hymenoptera. This
species is currently causing damage to eucalyptus in many countries
around the world and has been reported damaging eucalyptus in Ho Chi
Minh City, Đong Nai and Binh Phuoc province of Vietnam since 2004, up
to now they have damaged and distributed across nine eco - regions in
Vietnam. In 2015, according to investigation data about L. invasa in Dong
Trieu (Quang Ninh), Phu Ninh (Phu Tho) and Yen Binh (Yen Bai), 4 species natural enemies were collected, including one species (Oxyopes sp.) belongs to predator group and three species were parasitic predators including Quadrastichus mendeli; Aprostocetus sp. and Megastigmus sp.Among these species, Quadrastichus mendeli is a very popurlar parasite on L. invasa; Aprostocetus sp. is popular and two species Megastigmus sp. and Oxyopes sp. are less popular.
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