EPPO Global Database

Josephiella microcarpae(JOSEMI)

Distribution details in United States of America

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2001: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 1989
Comments
First found in Hawaii in 1989, and then in California (1997) and Florida (2007).
References
* Beardsley JW, Rasplus JY (2001) A new species of Josephiella (Hymenoptera: Agaonidae) forming leaf galls on Ficus microcarpa L. (Moraceae). Journal of Natural History 35, 33-40.
------- Hawaii and California.

* INTERNET
- University of Florida
IFAS Palm beach extension: environmental horticulture. Josephiella wasp galls on Ficus.
https://palmbeachcountyextension.wordpress.com/2012/01/18/josephiella-wasp-galls-on-ficus/
Ficus tree under attack. https://palmbeachcountyextension.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/ficus-trees-under-attack.pdf