Abstract
Contribution to the knowledge of gall-inducing insects from Biskra province, Algeria
Highlights
Galls (Latin cecidia) are structure that form as result of deviation in normal plant growth in response to insects and mites (Byers et al, 1976)
Fourteen species of gall-inducing insects were found in Biskra province during investigation in years 2012–2019
According to available information cited in the literature, the species Rhodochlanis salsolae and Oecocecis guyonianum were previously recorded in Biskra province, respectively (Houard, 1908; Coutin, 1995)
Summary
Galls (Latin cecidia) are structure that form as result of deviation in normal plant growth in response to insects and mites (Byers et al, 1976). With different characteristic gall structure, high degree of specificity to the site of gall formation (Hodkinson,1984) and complex morpholog; gall inducing insects represent one of the most fascinating entomological topics (Cerasa et al, 2014). Midge species are the common gallers and represented an important source of information on the interaction between herbivore and plant (Moeinadini et al, 2017). No survey was done on the galling insects of Algeria, in the recent years. Several Cynipidae and aphid species were mentioned by spiradical papers
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