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  1. The distribution and diversity of <em>Leptocybe invasa</em> (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) and its gall associates in South Africa

    The distribution and diversity of Leptocybe invasa (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) and its gall associates in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Caitlin R Gevers --- , South Africa Bernard Slippers --- , South Africa Ilaria Germishuizen --- , South Africa Gudrun Dittrich-SchrÓ§der --- , South Africa Brett P Hurley --- , South Africa
    Leptocybe invasa is an invasive gall wasp and pest of Eucalyptus trees, which has become widely distributed in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. Several other wasp species have been found to co-occur in L. invasa-induced galls. In South Africa,...
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  2. Tracing the distribution of natural enemies of non-native invasive eucalypt insect pests in sub-Saharan Africa

    Tracing the distribution of natural enemies of non-native invasive eucalypt insect pests in sub-Saharan Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Mesfin Wondafrash --- , South Africa Bernard Slippers --- , South Africa Birhane A Asfaw --- , Ethiopia Idea A Makowe --- , South Africa Herbert Jenya --- , Malawi Samantha Bush --- , South Africa Isaac Kayumba --- , Rwanda Alphonsine Nambazimana --- , Rwanda Simon van der Lingen --- , Zimbabwe Brett P Hurley --- , South Africa
    Eucalypt forestry in sub-Saharan Africa is challenged by non-native eucalypt-feeding insects. In recent studies, six invasive eucalypt insect pests, namely Blastopsylla occidentalis, Glycaspis brimblecombei, Gonipterus sp.n.2, Leptocybe invasa, Thaumastocoris peregrinus and Ophelimus maskelli were confirmed present in sub-Saharan Africa. We...
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