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https://doi.org/10.5513/JCEA01/27.1.5069
Presence of Aleurocanthus spiniferus (Quaintance, 1903) haplotypes in Croatia
Ivana PALADIN SOČE
orcid.org/0000-0001-8047-7658
; University of Dubrovnik, Department for Mediterranean Plants, Put dr. Ante Starčevića 145, 20207 Čibača, Mlini, Croatia
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Adrijana NOVAK
orcid.org/0000-0002-4516-0767
; Croatian Agency for Agriculture and Food, Centre for Plant Protection, Gorice 68b, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Raied ABOU KUBAA
; Department of Plant Pathology, UC Davis, One Shields Avenue / Davis, California 95616, USA
Ivana KRIŽANAC
orcid.org/0000-0001-9185-8341
; Croatian Agency for Agriculture and Food, Centre for Plant Protection, Gorice 68b, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
* Dopisni autor.
Sažetak
The orange spiny whitefly, Aleurocanthus spiniferus (Quaintance, 1903) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), is a quarantine invasive pest of concern in the European Union. In Croatia, it was first detected in 2012 and afterwards reconfirmed in 2018. This study aimed to characterize the genetic variability of A. spiniferus in the southern coastal region of Croatia, specifically within the Dubrovnik–Neretva and Split–Dalmatia counties, using mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) sequences from samples collected between 2019 and 2020. Two dominant haplotypes, H1 and H2, were identified in 8 samples from different host plants and locations in Dubrovnik-Neretva and Split-Dalmatia count ies. Haplotype H1 was prevalent on the Hvar Island, whereas H2 was primarily detected along the mainland coastline. The coexistence of both haplotypes suggests multiple introduction pathways, likely through plant material trade and possible natural spread from Montenegro. The neighbouring obtained results provide a basis for comparison with haplotypes in countries and with those from the pest’s native range, which may contribute to clarifying the origin of populations in Croatia and suggest whether they result from a single or multiple introductions.
Ključne riječi
cytochrome c oxidase subunit I sequences; genetic variability; invasive pest; molecular diagnostic; orange spiny whitefly
Hrčak ID:
346062
URI
Datum izdavanja:
7.4.2026.
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