New data on whiteflies (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, including the first records of rhododendron whiteflyMassilieurodes chittendeni(Laing)
Autor: | Henrikas Ostrauskas, Chris Malumphy |
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Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Zdroj: | Zoology and Ecology. 23:1-4 |
ISSN: | 2165-8013 2165-8005 |
DOI: | 10.1080/21658005.2013.774831 |
Popis: | The results of the investigation of whiteflies (Hemiptera, Aleyrodidae) in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania during August 2012, and Estonia during November 2006, are presented. The rhododendron whitefly Massilieurodes chittendeni (Laing), an Asian pest of Rhododendron, was recorded from the Baltic States for the first time; large populations being found on single rhododendron bushes in Parnu, Estonia and Cesvaine, Latvia. The glasshouse whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Westwood), was recorded breeding outdoors for the first time in the Baltic States. It was observed on Lycopersicon esculenta in Turi, Estonia, and on Malva sylvaticus in Biržai and Siauliai, Lithuania. Four species were recorded for the first time from Estonia: Aleurochiton aceris (Modeer), Aleyrodes lonicerae Walker, Aleyrodes proletella (L.) and M. chittendeni. Two species, A. proletella and M. chittendeni, were recorded for the first time from Latvia, and the presence of two other species, A. aceris and A. lonicerae, was verified. Balta... |
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