The gall-wasp, Leptocybe invasa Fisher & La-Salle (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), a pest native to Australia, was introduced into several countries with eucalyptus cultivation. This insect has high damage capacity and reproductive rate. Leptocybe invasa was recorded in the Itapoã farm (S 19° 18′ 06″ -W 44° 30′ 13″), Paraopeba municipality, Minas Gerais State, Brazil in areas of research, nursery and in the field. Maximum, minimum, and ambient temperatures and relative humidity were 23 °C, 14 °C and 21 °C and 67%, respectively. Leptocybe invasa is a significant pest problem in Minas Gerais State, Brazil, because this state has 1,400,000 ha of the eucalyptus plantations of Brazil.
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1 June 2014
Leptocybe invasa (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), an Exotic Pest of Eucalyptus, in Minas Gerais State, Brazil
Bianca V. Fernandes,
José Antônio V. Barcelos,
Hélder B. Andrade,
José C. Zanuncio
Florida Entomologist
Vol. 97 • No. 2
June 2014
Vol. 97 • No. 2
June 2014
damage infestation
danos
espécies invasivas
florestas plantadas
forest plantation
hospedeiros
host resistance