Gypsy Moth Invasion in North America: A Quantitative Analysis

Liebhold, Andrew M.; Halverson, Joel; Elmes, Gregory

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“…The gypsy moth was introduced into the United States of America in the late 1860s and has since become the most destructive alien insect pest in North America, occupying most of the northeastern United States of America and eastern Canada (Liebhold et al 1992). While almost exclusively a deciduous defoliator, the gypsy moth has an extremely wide host base consisting of several hundred different plant species (Liebhold et al 2000).…”

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“…In most cases, only the large-scale range expansion of the species has been determined (Andow et al, 1990;Hengeveld, 1992;Rowell et aL, 1992;Liebhold et aL, 1992; and several examples in Grosholz & Ruiz, this issue). In spite of the potential gains to our understanding of the invasion process, the spatial and temporal dynamics of particular invasions have, in the past, been difficult or nearly impossible to predict (Hengeveld, 1989: Lawton, 1993Mollison et aL, 1994).…”

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Geographic spread of exotic species: Ecological lessons and opportunities from the invasion of the zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha

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“…Although terrestrial arthropods, and particularly insects, represent a large part of the alien species problem, they appear to have received disproportionately less attention compared to plants, vertebrates, and aquatic organisms, especially regarding their possible ecological impact ). Most of the works concerning alien terrestrial invertebrates have dealt with case studies of pests having a high economic or sanitary impact, such as gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar (L.)) in North America (Liebhold et al 1992), Asian long-horned beetles (Anoplophora spp. ; Haack et al 2010), or Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus (Skuse); Eritja et al 2005).…”

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Taxonomy, time and geographic patterns. Chapter 2

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2010

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A total of 1590 species of arthropods alien to Europe have already established on the continent, including 226 more or less cosmopolitan species of uncertain origin (cryptogenic). Th ese alien species are dispersed across 33 taxonomic orders, including crustaceans, chilopods, diplopods, pauropods, Symphyla, mites, arachnids, and insects. However, insects largely dominate, accounting for more than 87% of the species, far in excess of mites (6.4%). Th ree of the insect orders, namely Coleoptera, Hemiptera and Hymenoptera, overall account for nearly 65 % of the total. Th e alien fauna seems to be highly diverse with a total of 257 families involved, of which 30 have no native representatives. However, just 11 families contribute more than 30 species, mainly aphids, scales and hymenopteran chalcids. For a number of families, the arrival of alien species has signifi cantly modifi ed the composition of the fauna in Europe. Examples are given. Th e number of new records of aliens per year has increased exponentially since the 16 th century, but a signifi cant acceleration was observed since the second half of the 20 th century, with an average of 19.6 alien species newly reported per year in Europe between 2000 and 2008. Th is acceleration appears to be mainly related to the arrival of phytophagous species, probably with the plant trade, whereas the contribution of detritivores, parasitoids and predators has decreased. Some taxa have not shown any acceleration in the rate of arrivals. Asia has supplied the largest number of alien arthropods occurring in Europe (26.7 %), followed by North America (21.9%) but large diff erences in the region of origin are apparent between taxa. Once established, most alien species have not spread throughout Europe, at least yet, with 43.6 % of the species only present in one or two countries, and less than 1% present in more than 40 countries. Large diff erences also exist between European countries in the total number of alien arthropods recorded per country. Italy (700 species) and France (690 species), followed by Great Britain (533 species), host many more species than other countries. Th e number of alien species per country is signifi cantly correlated with socioeconomic and demographic variables. RESEARCH ARTICLE BioRisk A peer-reviewed open-access journalAlain Roques / BioRisk 4(1): 11-26 (2010) 12

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Gypsy Moth Invasion in North America: A Quantitative Analysis

Cited by 257 publications

References 29 publications

Remote sensing of forest pest damage: a review and lessons learned from a Canadian perspective

Remote sensing of forest pest damage: a review and lessons learned from a Canadian perspective

Geographic spread of exotic species: Ecological lessons and opportunities from the invasion of the zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha

Taxonomy, time and geographic patterns. Chapter 2

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