To the research of the black locust gall midge <i>Obolodiplosis robiniae</i> (Haldeman, 1847) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) biology at the Donbass region
The article for the first time presents data on the biology peculiarities of black locust gall midge Obolodiplosis robiniae (Haldeman, 1847) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) at the Donbass region. Phenology, voltinity, galls allocation by the crown levels and the leaves of host plant, infestation of gall midges larvae by the specialized parasitoid Platygaster robiniae Buhl & Duso, 2007 (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae) are reviewed.