The Establishment Risk of Lycorma delicatula (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae) in the United States and Globally
| Autor: | Tewodros Wakie, Wee L. Yee, Zhaozhi Lu, Lisa G. Neven |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
Washington Asia Distribution (economics) 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Spotted lanternfly Hemiptera Japan Republic of Korea Animals Ecological niche Ecology biology business.industry General Medicine South America biology.organism_classification Quarter (United States coin) United States Fulgoridae Europe 010602 entomology Habitat Insect Science Africa North America Delicatula PEST analysis business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of economic entomology. 113(1) |
| ISSN: | 1938-291X |
| Popis: | Native to Asia, the spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula (White), is an emerging pest of many commercially important plants in Korea, Japan, and the United States. Determining its potential distribution is important for proactive measures to protect commercially important commodities. The objective of this study was to assess the establishment risk of L. delicatula globally and in the United States using the ecological niche model MAXENT, with a focus on Washington State (WA), where large fruit industries exist. The MAXENT model predicted highly suitable areas for L. delicatula in Asia, Oceania, South America, North America, Africa, and Europe, but also predicted that tropical habitats are not suitable for its establishment, contrary to published information. Within the United States, the MAXENT model predicted that L. delicatula can establish in most of New England and the mid-Atlantic states, the central United States and the Pacific Coast states, including WA. If introduced, L. delicatula is likely to establish in fruit-growing regions of the Pacific Northwest. The most important environmental variables for predicting the potential distribution of L. delicatula were mean temperature of driest quarter, elevation, degree-days with a lower developmental threshold value of 11°C, isothermality, and precipitation of coldest quarter. Results of this study can be used by regulatory agencies to guide L. delicatula surveys and prioritize management interventions for this pest. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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