First Report of Erythrina Gall Wasp in Barbados

Publication Date

Thu, 13 Dec 2012, 00:00

Last Updated

Dec. 12, 2012, 9:01 a.m.

Report Number

BRB-05/3

Country

Barbados

Pest Id

Quadrastichus erythrinae - (QUSTER)

Report Status

Final

Hosts

Erythrina variegata(Immortel)and other Erythrina spp.

Pest Status (old values from ISPM 8 -1998 )

• Unknown

Summary

First report of Erythrina wasp in Barbados

Danger

Only affect/infest Erthryina spp. (ornamental trees). Causes shoot die-back, hypertrophy and leaf galls.

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