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Distribution of Gonipterus Species and Their Egg Parasitoids in Australia - Implications for Biological Control18.63 MB
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Distribution of Gonipterus Species and Their Egg Parasitoids in Australia: Implications for Biological Control
Forests, Vol.12(8), pp.1-6
2021
Abstract
Gonipterus species are pests of Eucalyptus plantations worldwide. The egg parasitoid wasp Anaphes nitens is used in many countries for the biological control of Gonipterus spp. Recent taxonomic studies have shown that the three invasive Gonipterus spp., which were previously considered as G. scutellatus, form part of a cryptic species complex. These taxonomic changes have implications for the biological control of Gonipterus spp. The aims of this study were to understand the species composition and distribution of Gonipterus spp. and their egg parasitoids in Australia. Gonipterus spp. adults and egg capsules were collected in south-eastern Australia and Tasmania. Adult Gonipterus were identified using morphology and DNA barcoding. Parasitoids were reared from Gonipterus egg capsules and identified. Thirteen Gonipterus species were collected: twelve species were found on the Australian mainland and one species in Tasmania. These included three described species, four previously recognized but undescribed species, two undescribed species and four unidentified species. Five egg parasitoid species that attack Gonipterus spp. were identified. Anaphes nitens, Centrodora damoni and Euderus sp. were identified on the Australian mainland and A. tasmaniae and A. inexpectatus were identified in Tasmania. The results from this study will contribute to the improvement of Gonipterus biological control in the future.
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- Title
- Distribution of Gonipterus Species and Their Egg Parasitoids in Australia: Implications for Biological Control
- Authors
- Michelle L. Schröder (Author) - University of PretoriaHelen F. Nahrung (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Forest Industries Research CentreNatalia M. de Souza (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Forest Research InstituteSimon A. Lawson (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Forest Industries Research CentreBernard Slippers (Author) - University of PretoriaMichael J. Wingfield (Author) - University of PretoriaBrett P. Hurley (Author) - University of Pretoria
- Publication details
- Forests, Vol.12(8), pp.1-6
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Date published
- 2021
- DOI
- 10.3390/f12080969
- ISSN
- 1999-4907
- Copyright note
- Copyright: © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; USC Business School - Legacy; Forest Industries Research Centre; Forest Research Institute
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99569608302621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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