First Record of an Invasive Pest, Giant Willow Aphid, Tuberolachnus salignus (Gmelin) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on Salix alba in the Cold Arid Region of Ladakh, India

AbstractAn invasive pest,Tuta absoluta(Meyrick) has been observed infesting tomatoSolanum lycopersicumL. (Solanales: Solanaceae) in Central Uganda. The affected farmer made the report, and upon visiting the farm, we observed tiny larvae, green to cream in colour with a black head feeding on tomato leaves, fruit, as well as tender stems. Also, we saw several tiny moths resting on screen house linings. Delta traps baited with TUA-Optima®(Russell IPM) were set in and around the affected farm. Dozens of moths were attracted and trapped on the sticky surface of the traps. The team tentatively identified the insect asT. absoluta. Scientists at the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) in Nairobi, Kenya identified the insect using morphological features and molecular techniques.

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First Record of Cacopsylla pulchella (Hemiptera, Psyllidae) in Albania

South-east European forestry ◽

10.15177/seefor.20-14 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 181-184

Author(s):

Ejup Çota ◽

Marta Kovač ◽

Milan Pernek

Keyword(s):

High Intensity ◽

Field Research ◽

First Record ◽

Invasive Pest ◽

Infestation Level ◽

Visual Examination ◽

Infestation Intensity ◽

Alien Insect

The aim of this study is to identify plant lice Cacopsylla pulchella as a new alien insect in the fauna of Albania. In order to assess the potential of this insect as a pest causing damages on trees, infestation level assessment was used. In the first decade of June 2020 samples were collected at three locations in Albania, where Cercis siliquastrum is grown. Samples were collected and brought to the laboratory for further analysis. Field research was performed to assess distribution and infestation intensity across various localities. The intensity of infestation was assessed by visual examination and was categorized according to previously determined categories. C. pulchella was confirmed on C. siliquastrum in three localities in Albania. Most of the infested trees had a moderate or high intensity of infestation. Compared to the results of other countries, it seems that the Judas trees are under heavy attack in Albania. Librazhd and Elbansn districts had the highest recorded infestation level. Infested trees found in this study should be inspected in the following years and this alien insect should be further monitored in order to estimate its potential of becoming an invasive pest in this country.

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First record of Anselmella malacia Xiao & Huang, 2006 (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), a new insect pest of water apple (Syzygium samarangense) and its associated parasitoid in Dong Thap Province, Vietnam

TAP CHI SINH HOC ◽

10.15625/0866-7160/v41n4.14673 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 41 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Nguyen Thi Oanh ◽

Nguyen Kim Bup ◽

Khuat Dang Long

Keyword(s):

Insect Pests ◽

Insect Pest ◽

First Record ◽

Insect Species ◽

Invasive Pest ◽

South Vietnam ◽

Pest Insects ◽

Parasitoid Assemblage ◽

First Time

The eulophid wasp, Anselmella malacia Xiao & Huang, 2006 (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), is reared from fruits of the water apple, Syzygium samarangense, and is reported as an important phytophagous developing as seed-eaters of Syzygium species in Malaysia. Analysing specimens of pest insects infested inside of pear-shaped fruits of the cultivated water apple, S. samarangense, in Dong Thap Province, South Vietnam, a total of four insect species were recorded as the important pests for fruits of six varieties of the cultivated water apples. The hymenoteran wasp, A. malacia, is recorded for the first time from Vietnam. Further evidence is needed to prove A. malacia being an invasive pest in Vietnam. The associated hymenopteran parasitoid assemblage with the fruit infested insect pests is also provided.

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New record of Heraclides a. astyalus (Godart) (Lepidoptera: Papilioninae: Papilionini) on the northern São Francisco river, Brazil

Check List ◽

10.15560/8.5.927 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 8 (5) ◽

pp. 927 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Carlos Eduardo Beserra Nobre ◽

Clemens Schlindwein

Keyword(s):

Arid Region ◽

New Record ◽

National Park ◽

First Record ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Single Male ◽

Sao Francisco River ◽

São Francisco River ◽

Semi Arid Region ◽

Semi Arid

A single male of Heraclides a. astyalus was collected in the Catimbau National Park, Buíque, Pernambuco, located in the semi-arid region of northeastern Brazil. It is the first record for the species in the Caatinga domain and the first record for the subspecies in latitudes above the São Francisco river.

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Helminthological records of six-banded armadillos Euphractus sexcinctus (Linnaeus, 1758) from the Brazilian semi-arid region, Patos county, Paraíba state, including new morphological data on Trichohelix tuberculata (Parona and Stossich, 1901) Ortlepp, 1922 and proposal of Hadrostrongylus ransomi nov. comb.

Brazilian Journal of Biology ◽

10.1590/s1519-69842009000200027 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 69 (2) ◽

pp. 423-428 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

EGL. Hoppe ◽

RC. Araújo de Lima ◽

JH. Tebaldi ◽

ACR. Athayde ◽

AA. Nascimento

Keyword(s):

Arid Region ◽

First Record ◽

Morphological Data ◽

Parasitic Helminths ◽

Semi Arid Region ◽

Euphractus Sexcinctus ◽

Semi Arid

This work aimed to evaluate the gastrointestinal helminthfauna composition of six-banded armadillos from the Brazilian semi-arid region. Gastrointestinal contents of six road-killed adult animals from Patos County, Paraíba State, were analyzed. Six species of nematodes, comprising five genera and four families, were recovered from the analyzed animals. New morphological data on Trichohelix tuberculata is given, along with a new taxonomical proposal for Hadrostrongylus ransomi (Travassos, 1935) n. comb. This is the first record for parasitic helminths in this host from the Brazilian semi-arid.

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First Record of Cacopsylla pulchella (Hemiptera, Psyllidae) in Croatia

South-east European forestry ◽

10.15177/seefor.20-10 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 91-94

Author(s):

Milan Pernek ◽

Marta Matek ◽

Tamara Maretić ◽

Nikola Lacković ◽

Dinka Matošević

Keyword(s):

Plant Material ◽

Field Research ◽

First Record ◽

Invasive Pest ◽

Moderate Intensity ◽

Visual Examination ◽

Spherical Drop ◽

Infestation Intensity ◽

Alien Insect ◽

Entomological Laboratory

The aim of this study is to identify plant lice Cacopsylla pulchella a new alien insect in the fauna of Croatia. We propose a new method of infestation level assessment in order to assess the potential of this insect as a pest. In May 2020 samples were collected from eleven locations in Croatia, where Cercis siliquastrum is grown in parks. Adults and nymphs of C. pulchella were collected together with a plant material and brought to entomological laboratory for further analysis. Field research was performed in order to assess the distribution and infestation intensity across various localities in Croatia. The intensity of infestation was assessed heuristically by visual examination and was categorized in four categories: 0) no infestation, 1) low, 2) moderate and 3) high infestation. C. pulchella was confirmed on C. siliquastrum in eleven localities in Croatia. Most of the infested trees had a low or moderate intensity of infestation. Damages caused by this insect are due to the emission of honey dew, a small spherical drop covered with waxy secretion causing necrotic areas which could lead to the premature fall of the leaves. It is not known what kind of progress in infestation intensity could be expected so infested trees found in this study should be checked closely in the coming years. It is strongly suggested to continue the monitoring of this alien insect on C. siliquastrum in Croatia and to estimate its potential of become an invasive pest which could endanger ornamental and other values of its hosts.

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Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller, 1873), first record of an invasive pest in Hungary (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae)

Acta Phytopathologica et Entomologica Hungarica ◽

10.1556/038.52.2017.006 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 52 (1) ◽

pp. 117-122 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

D. Horváth ◽

I. Fazekas ◽

S. Keszthelyi

Keyword(s):

First Record ◽

Phthorimaea Operculella ◽

Invasive Pest

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First occurrence of Backusella gigacellularis (Mucorales, Mucoromycota) in a fragment of an Upland Forest within the semi-arid region of northeastern Brazil

Rodriguésia ◽

10.1590/2175-7860202172005 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 72 ◽

Author(s):

Ana Lúcia Sabino de Melo Alves ◽

Leslie Warren Silva de Freitas ◽

Luciana Melo Sartori Gurgel ◽

Joana D’Arc Alves Leitão ◽

Thalline Rafhaella Leite Cordeiro ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Arid Region ◽

First Record ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

Upland Forest ◽

Paulo State ◽

First Occurrence ◽

Semi Arid Region ◽

Semi Arid

Abstract In a survey mucoralean fungi in the Brejo da Serra do Benedito, a fragment of Upland Forest in the semi-arid region of Pernambuco, Brazil, a specimen of Backusella gigacellularis was isolated. So far, B. gigacellularis (holotype) had only been isolated from soil in the Cerrado domain, in São Paulo state, southeastern Brazil. This is the second report of B. gigacellularis worldwide, and the first record to northeastern Brazil. A detailed description, as well as the illustration of the specimen, are presented.

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First record of spotted wing drosophila Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in Montenegro

Pesticidi i fitomedicina ◽

10.2298/pif1501035r ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 30 (1) ◽

pp. 35-40 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Sanja Radonjic ◽

Snjezana Hrncic

Keyword(s):

Fruit Fly ◽

First Record ◽

Fruit Production ◽

Spotted Wing Drosophila ◽

Invasive Pest ◽

Drosophila Suzukii ◽

Laboratory Observation ◽

Set Up ◽

First Time

The spotted wing drosophila Drosophila suzukii Matsumura (Diptera: Drosophilidae) is an invasive pest originating from Southeast Asia. It was detected for the first time in Europe in 2008 (Spain and Italy) and subsequently in other European countries. It is a highly polyphagous pest that infests healthy, ripening fruit and presents a serious threat to fruit production, particularly of soft skinned fruit. In the first half of October 2013, a new fruit fly species was unexpectedly detected in Tephri traps baited with the three-component female-biased attractant BioLure that is regularly used for monitoring the Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata Wiedem. (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Montenegro. Brief visual inspection identified the new species as the spotted wing drosophila D. suzukii. The pest was first recorded in several localities on the Montenegrin seacoast around Boka Kotor Bay. After the finding, all Drosophila specimens were collected from traps for further laboratory observation. A quick follow-up monitoring of other Tephri traps was carried out within the next few days on the rest of the seacoast (localities from Tivat to Ulcinj). Additionally, Tephri traps were set up around Lake Skadar and in the city of Podgorica, as well as on fresh fruit markets in Podgorica. The results of this preliminary study showed that D. suzukii was present in all surveyed locations and adults were captured until late December. Both sexes were found in traps with BioLure. Our data show that D. suzukii is present in southern parts of Montenegro and there is a serious threat of its further spreading, particularly towards northern parts of the country where the main raspberry and blueberry production is placed. The results also show that Tephri traps baited with BioLure can be used for detection and monitoring of spotted wing drosophila.

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