Goethella asulcata Girault

Taxonomic position

Insecta: Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Eulophidae

Habitat / Crop(s) damaged

Solanaceous vegetables such as chilli, bell peppers, and brinjal.

Larvae form galls inside flowers and sometimes cause serious crop loss. Infestation by cecidomyiids, G. asulcata and other eulophids and eurytomids is often noticed in chillies, bell pepper and brinjal. Goethella asulcata has been erroneously reported by some workers as a parasitoid of the gall midge.

Pest status

Major in some parts of southern India.

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