First report of willow gall midge Rabdophaga heterobia (Dip.: Cecidomyiidae) from Iran, with some of its biological characteristics in the province of West Azarbaijan

The cecidomyiid species Rabdophaga heterobia (Loew) induces gall on willow's male catkins, and causes small rosettes at the extremities of shoots and swollen lateral buds or lateral rosettes on some species of willow. During the years 2006-2007, a study on willow pests in the West Azarbaijan pr...

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Main Authors: Z. Hashemi Khabir, S. E. Sadeghi, K. M. Hariss, S. Hanifeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Entomological Society of Iran 2012-02-01
Series:نامه انجمن حشره‌شناسی ایران
Online Access:https://jesi.areeo.ac.ir/article_105455_e058fbb83194c3c6c078cbb9d57eec2b.pdf