Eucalyptus infestation by Leptocybe invasa in Uganda

P Nyeko, EK Mutitu, RK Day - African Journal of Ecology, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Very little is known about Leptocybe invasa Fisher & LaSalle, a new fast‐spreading alien
pest infesting Eucalyptus in several countries. This study examined L. invasa infestation on …

Variations in Leptocybe invasa (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) population intensity and infestation on eucalyptus germplasms in Uganda and Kenya

P Nyeko, KE Mutitu, BO Otieno, GN Ngae… - International Journal of …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Leptocybe invasa, an invasive gall-inducing wasp of Australian origin, recently emerged as
a serious eucalyptus pest of global importance. We examined the spatial and temporal …

Susceptibility of eucalypt taxa to a natural infestation by Leptocybe invasa

PHM da Silva, LR Junqueira, MJ de Araujo, CF Wilcken… - New Forests, 2020 - Springer
Recently, pest occurrence in forest plantations has been increasing influenced by genotypes
and environmental conditions such as climate change, thus impacting production negatively …

Infestation Density of Eucalyptus Gall Wasp, Leptocybe invasa Fisher and La Salle (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) on Five Commercially Grown Eucalyptus Species in …

R Petro, SS Madoffe, S Iddi - Journal of sustainable forestry, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
This study explores infestation density of Leptocybe invasa on five commercially grown
Eucalyptus species in Coastal, Plateaux, and Southern Highlands agroecological zones of …

Invasive Leptocybe spp. and their natural enemies: Global movement of an insect fauna on eucalypts

NH Le, HF Nahrung, M Griffiths, SA Lawson - Biological Control, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The Eulophidae genus Leptocybe Fisher and La Salle and its type species L.
invasa was first described in 2004 as an invasive galling pest causing serious damage to …

Biology, damage and parasitoids of the Eucalyptus gall wasp, Leptocybe invasa (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), infesting Eucalyptus camaldulensis (Myrtaceae) in …

UKSK Udagedara, WAIP Karunaratne - International Journal of …, 2014 - cambridge.org
Leptocybe invasa Fisher & La Salle was first recorded several years ago in Sri Lanka in the
Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh. plantation in Maragamuwa. Recent observations have …

[PDF][PDF] First record of Leptocybe invasa and Ophelimus maskelli eucalyptus gall wasps in Tunisia

S Dhahri, ML Ben Jamaa, G Lo Verde - Tunisian Journal of Plant …, 2010 - researchgate.net
Short Communication Page 1 Short Communication First Record of Leptocybe invasa and
Ophelimus maskelli Eucalyptus Gall Wasps in Tunisia Samir Dhahri and Mohamed Lahbib …

First record of Quadrastichus mendeli, a parasitoid of Leptocybe invasa, in South Africa

SJ Bush, S Neser, C Gevers, KO Baffoe… - Southern Forests: a …, 2018 - journals.co.za
Leptocybe invasa, the blue gum chalcid, is a well-known pest of Eucalyptus globally. Since it
was first observed in the Mediterranean and Middle East in 2000, it has spread to other …

Susceptibility of 18 eucalypt species to the gall wasp Leptocybe invasa in the nursery and young plantations in Vietnam

PQ Thu, B Dell, TI Burgess - ScienceAsia, 2009 - researchportal.murdoch.edu.au
The gall wasp, Leptocybe invasa, is a devastating pest of eucalypt plantations, woodlots,
and urban trees in the Middle East, the Mediterranean basin, Africa, India, South-East Asia …

Farmers' knowledge, perceptions and management of the gall-forming wasp, Leptocybe invasa (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), on Eucalyptus species in Uganda

P Nyeko, EK Mutitu, RK Day - International Journal of Pest …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Farmers growing Eucalyptus species in Uganda were interviewed using a pre-tested
questionnaire to investigate their knowledge, perceptions and management of the …