Ophelimus maskelli(OPHEMA)
Distribution details in Iraq
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2026: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2016
From CABI Pest map 757 (2023): Present, no details
First recorded in: 2016
From CABI Pest map 757 (2023): Present, no details
First found in February 2016 in different nurseries near Husseiniya (province of Karbala). The parasitoid Closterocerus chamaeleon was also found.
* Al-Sweedi TMM, Lahuf AA (2016) First record of Closterocerus chamaeleon (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), parasitoid of the eucalyptus gall wasp Ophelimus maskelli (Ashmead) in Central Iraq. Arab and Near East Plant Protection Newsletter no. 69, p 5.
* Al-Jalal HMM, Yahya WA (2023) First record of the Eucalyptus gall wasp, Ophelimus maskelli (Ashmead) in Nineveh Governorate, Iraq. Arab Journal of Plant Protection 41(1), 12-14. https://doi.org/10.22268/AJPP-41.1.012014
* Ibrahim MM, Ahmed SM (2025) First Record of Eucalyptus Gall Wasp (EGW) Ophelimus maskelli (Ashmead) on Eucalyptus camaldulensis in the Dibs Forest–Kirkuk, Iraq. InIOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 1549(1), 012126. IOP Publishing. DOI 10.1088/1755-1315/1549/1/012126
* Al-Jalal HMM, Yahya WA (2023) First record of the Eucalyptus gall wasp, Ophelimus maskelli (Ashmead) in Nineveh Governorate, Iraq. Arab Journal of Plant Protection 41(1), 12-14. https://doi.org/10.22268/AJPP-41.1.012014
* Ibrahim MM, Ahmed SM (2025) First Record of Eucalyptus Gall Wasp (EGW) Ophelimus maskelli (Ashmead) on Eucalyptus camaldulensis in the Dibs Forest–Kirkuk, Iraq. InIOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 1549(1), 012126. IOP Publishing. DOI 10.1088/1755-1315/1549/1/012126
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Present, no details | ||
| Jordan | Present, no details | ||
| Syrian Arab Republic | Present, no details | ||
| Türkiye | Present, no details |