New data to the scale insect (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) fauna of Mezőföld (Hungary)

Kozár, F.; Samu, Ferenc; Szita, Éva; Benedicty, Zsuzsanna Konczné; Kiss, Balázs; Botos, Erika; Fetykó, Kinga; Neidert, D.; Horváth, András

doi:10.1556/aphyt.44.2009.2.19

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“…Kozár and Franco () report U. citri from mainland Portugal. However, their report is based on a single sample from Vila Nova de Gaia taken in 1889 and found in a slide collection of the British Museum in London.…”

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Pest categorisation of Unaspis citri

Jeger¹,

Bragard²,

Caffier³

et al. 2018

EFS2

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The Panel on Plant Health performed a pest categorisation of the citrus snow scale, Unaspis citri (Comstock) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae), for the European Union (EU). This is a well‐defined and distinguishable species, native to south‐eastern Asia, which has spread to many tropical and subtropical regions. U. citri can be a pest of citrus and has been cited on over 28 different species in 16 plant families. In the EU, U. citri occurs in the Azores. There is uncertainty as to whether it occurs in continental Portugal. Reports of it occurring in Greece and Spain are likely to be invalid and based on interception records from these countries. An old Italian record is a misidentification. U. citri is listed in Annex IIAI of 2000/29/EC as a harmful organism. The international trade of hosts, as either plants for planting, fruit or cut flowers, provide potential pathways into the EU. However, current EU legislation prohibits the import of citrus plants for planting from third countries. U. citri is mostly confined to coastal humid tropical areas and does not occur in semi‐arid areas that are irrigated. Nevertheless, given that it occurs in the Azores and that there are regional climatic similarities between places where U. citri occurs and climates within the EU, and taking EU host distribution into account, U. citri has the potential to establish in the EU, especially in citrus‐growing regions around the Mediterranean where losses in quality and yield of citrus could occur. Phytosanitary measures are available to inhibit the likelihood of introduction of U. citri. Considering the criteria within the remit of EFSA to assess the status as a potential Union quarantine pest (QP), or as a potential regulated non‐quarantine pest (RNQP), U. citri meets the criteria assessed by EFSA for consideration as a potential Union QP.

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Section: Pest Categorisationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Pest categorisation of Unaspis citri

Jeger¹,

Bragard²,

Caffier³

et al. 2018

EFS2

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“…Their body size is generally under 5 mm, and are often cryptic in habit, therefore scale insects are highly successful to escape detection during quarantine inspections and latent introduction to different regions of the world Muniappan et al, 2009). Specifically, in the last years, several reports were published on intensive scale insect invasions throughout Europe, as the number of species detected both outdoor and indoor conditions, including greenhouses, commercial fruit stores and nurseries was strongly increasing (Kozár et al, 2012;Limonta and Pellizzari, 2018;Malausa et al, 2016;Malumphy and Badmin, 2012;Mazzeo et al, 2014;Mori et al, 2001;Pellizzari and Porcelli, 2014;Szita and Érsek, 2017).…”

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New armored scale insect (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Diaspididae) species to Hungary on imported tropical fruits

Szita

Fetykó²,

Gerő

et al. 2023

APhyt

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Scale insect (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) fauna on imported tropical and subtropical fruits collected between 2013 and 2021 was investigated. The study revealed two armored scale insect (Diaspididae) species new to the fauna of Hungary (namely Aonidiella citrina (Coquillett) and Lepidosaphes pinnaeformis (Bouché)). Number of species of the Hungarian scale insect fauna increased to 279, while number of species collected on imported tropical and subtropical fruits changed to 16.

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“…Introduced tree species are widely planted in urban environments but are frequently colonised by both native and exotic insect herbivores (Laćan and McBride 2008;Gulick 2014). The American elm (Ulmus americana Linnaeus; Ulmaceae), native to Carolinian forests and planted extensively in cities throughout North America, is no exception.…”

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Life history traits ofCoccophagus gossypariae(Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae), a parasitoid of invasiveEriococcus spurius(Hemiptera: Eriococcidae) in field studies

Mader

Watts²,

Erbilgin

2020

Can Entomol

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Eriococcus spurius (Modeer) (Hemiptera: Eriociccidae) is a pest of American elm (Ulmus americana Linnaeus; Ulmaceae) trees in western North America, but no effective biological control agent has been reported. This study took place in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, where urban American elms have been heavily and negatively impacted by E. spurius. Although the parasitoid Coccophagus gossypariae Gahan (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) was recovered from an E. spurius infested American elm in Calgary, little is known about its ecology. Prior to implementing biological control, the basic ecology of a candidate species must be understood. We documented the geographic establishment, sex ratios, and parasitism rate of C. gossyparaie on its host within the study area. Coccophagus gossypariae had established at 89% of study trees sampled and accounted for 98% of the parasitoids caught. They had a female-biased sex ratio of 13.7 females per male, and both males and females developed to maturity using the host. We found evidence of a highly consistent aversion to superparasitism by females in the field. This first investigation established a baseline of information on field populations of C. gossypariae that could lead to biological control of E. spurius.

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New data to the scale insect (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) fauna of Mezőföld (Hungary)

Cited by 7 publications

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Pest categorisation of Unaspis citri

Pest categorisation of Unaspis citri

New armored scale insect (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Diaspididae) species to Hungary on imported tropical fruits

Life history traits ofCoccophagus gossypariae(Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae), a parasitoid of invasiveEriococcus spurius(Hemiptera: Eriococcidae) in field studies

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