A new species of Encarsia (Hymenoptera, Aphelinidae) developing on ficus whitefly Singhiella simplex (Hemiptera, Aleyrodidae) in China and Taiwan

Ko, Chiun Cheng; Shih, Yuan Ta; Schmidt, Stefan; Polaszek, Andrew

doi:10.3897/jhr.46.5155

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“…The arrival of the two most recent psyllid species has postdated the establishment of several other exotic Ficus pests in North America. Singhiella simplex (Singh) (the ficus whitefly) was found first in Florida in 2007, before its 2012 discovery in California (Ko et al 2015), while Gynaikothrips uzeli (Zimmerman) (the weeping fig thrips) was found in Florida in 2003 and in California in 2014 (Dara and Hodel 2015). The fact that both a thrips and a whitefly could travel across the United States in a relatively short period of time suggests that one or more of the exotic psyllid species could travel in the opposite direction and become established in Florida, where they are not known to be present.…”

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[IN1329] Fig Psyllid Homotoma ficus (L.) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Homotomidae); Curtain Fig Psyllid Macrohomotoma gladiata Kuwayama (Insecta: Hemiptera: Homotomidae); and Ficus Leaf-Rolling Psyllid Trioza brevigenae Mathur (Insecta: Hemiptera: Triozidae)

Tasi

Morawo

Halbert

2021

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This article details three adventive (to North America) psyllid species that feed on ficus. Homotoma ficus (the fig psylla) was noticed first in 1969, and Macrohomotoma gladiata (the curtain fig psyllid) and Trioza brevigenae (the ficus leaf rolling psyllid) were found to be present in 2015 and 2016, respectively. All three three species are currently found only in California, but could possibly spread to other states including Florida in the future.

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confidence: 99%

[IN1329] Fig Psyllid Homotoma ficus (L.) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Homotomidae); Curtain Fig Psyllid Macrohomotoma gladiata Kuwayama (Insecta: Hemiptera: Homotomidae); and Ficus Leaf-Rolling Psyllid Trioza brevigenae Mathur (Insecta: Hemiptera: Triozidae)

Tasi

Morawo

Halbert

2021

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No escape: most insect colonisers of an introduced fig tree in Cyprus come from the plant’s native range

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Plants that become invasive outside their native range often benefit from the absence of their native-range herbivores. Ficus microcarpa is a widely-planted Asian-Australasian species of fig tree that has become invasive in parts of its introduced range. As in most places where it is planted, the pollinator of F. microcarpa has been introduced to Cyprus, together with at least six other Asian fig wasp species. We recorded the other insects feeding on the leaves, buds and stems of this fig tree in southern Cyprus. Eight sap-sucking insects were recorded, and one leaf-galling species, with some present at high frequencies and densities. The insects were a mix of introduced polyphagous species and introduced F. microcarpa specialists. They included the first European record of the fig leaf galling psyllid Trioza brevigenae, which was described from India. Ficus microcarpa has not escaped from its native-range phytophages, but they appear to be free of their own specialist parasitoids and predators. The result is a herbivore load than may be comparable with what the plant experiences in its countries of origin. This is likely to reduce the invasiveness of F. microcarpa, but at the same time makes the plant a less attractive option for future planting.

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The Ficus Whitefly Singhiella simplex (Singh, 1931) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae): a new exotic whitefly found on urban Ficus species in Tunisia

Laârif

Bouslama

2022

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A new species of Encarsia (Hymenoptera, Aphelinidae) developing on ficus whitefly Singhiella simplex (Hemiptera, Aleyrodidae) in China and Taiwan

Abstract: Encarsia singhiellae Polaszek & Shih, sp. n., is described and illustrated. It is known so far from Taiwanand China. All specimens were reared from the ficus, or fig, whitefly Singhiella simplex (Singh), an Asian species recently attaining pest status in California, Colombia, and Florida.

Cited by 6 publications

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[IN1329] Fig Psyllid Homotoma ficus (L.) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Homotomidae); Curtain Fig Psyllid Macrohomotoma gladiata Kuwayama (Insecta: Hemiptera: Homotomidae); and Ficus Leaf-Rolling Psyllid Trioza brevigenae Mathur (Insecta: Hemiptera: Triozidae)

[IN1329] Fig Psyllid Homotoma ficus (L.) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Homotomidae); Curtain Fig Psyllid Macrohomotoma gladiata Kuwayama (Insecta: Hemiptera: Homotomidae); and Ficus Leaf-Rolling Psyllid Trioza brevigenae Mathur (Insecta: Hemiptera: Triozidae)

No escape: most insect colonisers of an introduced fig tree in Cyprus come from the plant’s native range

The Ficus Whitefly Singhiella simplex (Singh, 1931) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae): a new exotic whitefly found on urban Ficus species in Tunisia

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