Glasilo biljne zaštite, Vol. 14 No. 4, 2014.
Original scientific paper
Aleuroclava aucubae (Kuwana, 1911) [Hemiptera: Aleyrodoidea: Aleyrodidae] - a new whitefly species in Republic of Croatia
Mladen Šimala
; Hrvatski centar za poljoprivredu, hranu i selo, Zavod za zaštitu bilja
Tatjana Masten Milek
; Hrvatski centar za poljoprivredu, hranu i selo
Maja Pintar
; Hrvatski centar za poljoprivredu, hranu i selo, Zavod za zaštitu bilja
Abstract
Aleuroclava aucubae (Kuwana, 1911) [Hemiptera: Aleyrodoidea: Aleyrodidae] is an East Palearctic whitefly species. In Europe, it was reported for the first time in northern Italy in 2006. After this first finding, the species was detected in Slovenia and Montenegro (2012) and in France in 2013. A. aucubae was first found in Croatia in July 2013 on lemon seedlings (Citrus x limon) from domestic production in two nurseries in Istria. The infestation of lemon plants was low, with mostly 1 -5 puparia per leaf. Later on, it was found on several host plants in Opatija and on lemon leaves in a nursery in Zagreb as well. A. aucubae is a polyphagous insect. According to Mound & Halsey (1978), the pest has been recorded from 15 plant families, including Citrus species of the family Rutaceae. Puparia of A. aucubae are very small, elliptical and black. From the present knowledge, this new alien whitefly species apparently does not cause damage to cultivated plants. Thus, it presents a potential risk as a minor pest to citrus production in Croatia.
Keywords
Aleuroclava aucubae; Aleyrodidae; first record; Croatia
Hrčak ID:
169279
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Publication date:
1.6.2014.
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