NEW RECORD OF EURYTOMA SAMSONOWI VASSILIEV, 1915 (HYMENOPTERA, EURYTOMIDAE) FROM IRAQ
Apricot
Eurytoma
Hymenoptera
Identification
Plant parasitoids.
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.