Biological control of Ctenarytaina eucalypti (Hem.: Psyllidae), pest of eucalyptus in Argentina

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Published: Aug 31, 2005
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4067/s0717-92002005000200011
Keywords:
- eucalyptus
- Ctenarytaina eucalypti
- parasitoid
- ecesis in biological control

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Patricio Fidalgo
CRILAR-CONICET, Entre Ríos y Mendoza, 5301, Anillaco, La Rioja, Argentina.
Tania S. Olivares
Universidad de Concepción, casilla 4040, Correo 3, Concepción, Chile.
Ana María De Haro
Universidad Nacional de Luján, Depto. de Tecnología, Zoología Agrícola, CC221-6700 Luján, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Justo José Barañao
Universidad Nacional de Luján, Producción Vegetal IV, Dasonomía, CC221-6700 Luján, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Abstract

To record the presence in Argentina of the parasitoid Psyllaephagus pilosus Noyes (Hym.: Encyrtidae) an specific natural enemy of a recent introduced pest of eucalyptus, Ctenarytaina eucalypti (Maskell) (Hemiptera: Psyllidae), is the objective of the present technical note. Although the home range of both species is Australia, they were accidentally introduced in our country. Some important characteristics of the pest and its biological control agent are mentioned, and the most relevant literature on the subject is provided.

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Fidalgo, P., Olivares, T. S., De Haro, A. M., & Barañao, J. J. (2005). Biological control of Ctenarytaina eucalypti (Hem.: Psyllidae), pest of eucalyptus in Argentina. BOSQUE, 26(2), 91–93. https://doi.org/10.4067/s0717-92002005000200011
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Vol. 26 No. 2 (2005)
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Notas Técnicas