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

Abstract

The invasive gelechiid moth, potato tuberworm Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller, 1873) was first recorded in Hungary (Komló, Baranya County) and Northern Croatia (Lug, Osijek-Baranja County) in December 2015. This quarantine species has not been reported from Hungary so far and it was known in Croatia only from the coastal region. The occurrence of Ph. operculella in the Carpathian basin is of great concern as this invader is able to cause negative impacts on the Hungarian potato cultivation. This occurrence of the species is one of the northernmost data in Europe so far.

Novel, X‐ray supported kinetic imaging of hidden‐lifestyle arthropods

“…2,3). Lack of displacements can be explained by the fact that the larvae of these species have already resided in cavities of plant tissues as their overwintering place (Keszthelyi & Horváth, 2015; Horváth et al ., 2017). The conventional, kinetic, and fused images of the same cutleaf teasel's parts containing A. viti larvae can be seen in Fig.…”

“…The work was supported by the GINOP‐2.2.1‐15‐2016‐00021 and the EFOP‐3.6.3‐VEKOP‐16‐2017‐00005 projects. The project is cofinanced by the European Union, the European Regional Development Fund, and the European Social Fund.…”

“…4 The conventional X-ray (A), kinetic (B), and fused (C) image of Agapanthia cardui larvae into the passage of giant goldenrod stems. Horváth, 2015;Horváth et al, 2017). The conventional, kinetic, and fused images of the same cutleaf teasel's parts containing A. viti larvae can be seen in Fig.…”