NEW RECORD OF EURYTOMA SAMSONOWI VASSILIEV, 1915 (HYMENOPTERA, EURYTOMIDAE) FROM IRAQ

Nagham M. Khudair; Qasim H. Ahmed

doi:10.26842/binhm.7.2026.19.1.0129

Authors

Nagham M. Khudair Department of Plant Protection, College of Agricultural Engineering Science, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.
Qasim H. Ahmed Department of Plant Protection, College of Agricultural Engineering Science, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26842/binhm.7.2026.19.1.0129

Keywords:

Apricot, Eurytoma, Hymenoptera, Identification, Plant parasitoids.

Abstract

The eurytomid wasp Eurytoma samsonowi Vassiliev, 1915 (Hymenoptera, Eurytomidae), has been recorded as a new species infesting apricot seeds in Baghdad. The study was conducted in an apricot orchard in Al-Tarmia District, Baghdad Province, in February 2025. This study could help identify, monitor, investigate further, and control apricot eurytomid wasps.