Invasive gall‐forming wasps that threaten non‐native plantation‐grown Eucalyptus: diversity and invasion patterns

G Dittrich‐Schröder, BP Hurley… - Agricultural and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Gall‐forming hymenopterans of Eucalyptus species are highly successful invaders causing
significant damage in non‐native plantation forests. To date, at least 16 of these species …

Parasitoids of the eucalyptus gall wasp Leptocybe spp.: a global review

ZY Huang, J Li, W Lu, XL Zheng, ZD Yang - Environmental Science and …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract The genus Leptocybe Fisher & La Salle (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) and its type
species L. invasa were first described in 2004. Leptocybe spp. are global pests of …

Diversity and distribution of cytochrome oxidase I (COI) haplotypes of the brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys Stål (Hemiptera, Pentatomidae), along the …

TD Gariepy, DL Musolin, A Konjević, NN Karpun… - NeoBiota, 2021 - iris.unito.it
The arrival, establishment and pest status of Halyomorpha halys in Europe and non-native
countries in Asia have been well-documented, with thorough characterisation of the genetic …

A Genome-Wide Association Study for Resistance to the Insect Pest Leptocybe invasa in Eucalyptus grandis Reveals Genomic Regions and Positional Candidate …

L Mhoswa, MM O'Neill, MM Mphahlele… - Plant and Cell …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The galling insect, Leptocybe invasa, causes significant losses in plantations of various
Eucalyptus species and hybrids, threatening its economic viability. We applied a genome …

[HTML][HTML] Aleurocanthus spiniferus (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Some European Countries: Diffusion, Hosts, Molecular Characterization, and Natural Enemies

F Nugnes, S Laudonia, G Jesu, MGM Jansen… - Insects, 2020 - mdpi.com
After the first record in 2008 in Southeast Italy, the alien invasive and quarantine pest
Aleurocanthus spiniferus (orange spiny whitefly—OSW) has gradually spread throughout …

[HTML][HTML] One maternal lineage leads the expansion of Thaumastocoris peregrinus (Hemiptera: Thaumastocoridae) in the New and Old Worlds

DN Machado, EC Costa, JVC Guedes, LR Barbosa… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
The bronze bug, Thaumastocoris peregrinus, an Australian native insect, has become a
nearly worldwide invasive pest in the last 16 years and has been causing significant …

Differential development times of galls induced by Leptocybe invasa (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) reveal differences in susceptibility between two Eucalyptus clones

MI Sarmento, G Pinto, WL Araújo… - Pest Management …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND The significance of morphological responses of hosts on susceptibility
against gall‐inducing insects is relatively unknown, especially in planted forests. Here, we …

Invasive Leptocybe spp. and their natural enemies: Global movement of an insect fauna on eucalypts

NH Le, HF Nahrung, M Griffiths, SA Lawson - Biological Control, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The Eulophidae genus Leptocybe Fisher and La Salle and its type species L.
invasa was first described in 2004 as an invasive galling pest causing serious damage to …

Insect egg‐induced physiological changes and transcriptional reprogramming leading to gall formation

CN Oates, KJ Denby, AA Myburg… - Plant, Cell & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Gall‐inducing insects and their hosts present some of the most intricate plant‐herbivore
interactions. Oviposition on the host is often the first cue of future herbivory and events at this …

Molecular identification and phylogeography of Gonipterus spp. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Brazil

F Nanini, VZ Rossetti, EP Soliman… - Austral …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The identification of the Gonipterus scutellatus complex species, known as the eucalyptus
snout beetle, remained confusing for several years worldwide. Currently, the species G …