The egg is the first life stage directly exposed to the environment in oviparous animals,
including many vertebrates and most arthropods. Eggs are vulnerable and prone to mortality …

Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera) are extremely diverse with more than 23,000 species
described and over 500,000 species estimated to exist. This is the first comprehensive …

Chalcidoidea are a megadiverse group of mostly parasitoid wasps of major ecological and
economical importance that are omnipresent in almost all extant terrestrial habitats. The …

The genera of Mymaridae occurring in Australia are keyed and a diagnosis for each is given.
Forty-five nominal genera are recognized, including three new ones: Kompsomymar Lin and …

Gall‐forming hymenopterans of Eucalyptus species are highly successful invaders causing
significant damage in non‐native plantation forests. To date, at least 16 of these species …

Abstract Two species of Tetrastichinae (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) from Australia are
described as parasitoids of Leptocybe invasa Fisher & La Salle: Quadrastichus mendeli Kim …

The smallest flying insects commonly possess wings with long bristles. Little quantitative
information is available on the morphology of these bristles, and their functional importance …

" The management of tropical forest ecosystems is essential to the health of the planet. This
book addresses forest insect pest problems across the world's tropics, addressing the pests' …

Closterocerus chamaeleon (Girault)(Hymenoptera; Eulophidae) was introduced into Israel
for biological control of its family member, a gall-inducing pest Ophelimus maskelli …

Two local Megastigmus species were found to be parasitoids on the invasive Eucalyptus
gall wasp Leptocybe invasa Fisher & La Salle in Turkey and Israel. Megastigmus sp, from …