Tetramesa romana explained

Tetramesa romana, commonly known as the arundo wasp, is a species of wasp native to France and Spain.^[1] As its common name implies, the species feeds on Arundo grass.^[2] These wasps have been imported to North America in biological control efforts surrounding Arundo donax.^[1] The species reproduces parthenogenically, with females laying eggs into the stems, resulting in developing larvae forming stem galls.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Moran . Patrick J. . Goolsby . John A. . Biology of the galling wasp Tetramesa romana, a biological control agent of giant reed . Biological Control . May 2009 . 49 . 2 . 169–179 . 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2009.01.017. 2009BiolC..49..169M .
2. Goolsby . John A. . Gaskin . John F. . Tarin . Daniel V. . Pepper . Alan E. . Henne . Don C. . Auclair . Allan . Racelis . Alexis E. . Summy . Kenneth R. . Moran . Patrick J. . Thomas . Donald B. . Yang . Chenghai . Jiménez . Maricela Martínez . Ciomperlik . Matthew J. . León . Adalberto A. Pérez de . Kirk . Alan A. . Establishment and Spread of a Single Parthenogenic Genotype of the Mediterranean Arundo Wasp, Tetramesa romana 1, in the Variable Climate of Texas . Southwestern Entomologist . December 2014 . 39 . 4 . 675–690 . 10.3958/059.039.0414.