EPPO BulletinPub Date : 2024-08-14DOI: 10.1111/epp.13022
R. Mouttet, A. Taddei
{"title":"First record of Atherigona orientalis Schiner, 1868 (Diptera: Muscidae) in France","authors":"R. Mouttet, A. Taddei","doi":"10.1111/epp.13022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/epp.13022","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The first record of the pepper fruit fly, <i>Atherigona orientalis</i> Schiner, 1868, in mainland France is reported in this paper. Larvae were found in 2022 in fruits of <i>Capsicum annuum</i> and adults were reared in 2023 from <i>Passiflora caerulea</i> fruits in two localities of southern France. This species has pantropical distribution and is characterized by sarco-saprophagous habits, but in some conditions can act as a primary pest of Solanaceae crops.</p>","PeriodicalId":34952,"journal":{"name":"EPPO Bulletin","volume":"54 2","pages":"230-235"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/epp.13022","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142077939","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EPPO BulletinPub Date : 2024-08-14DOI: 10.1111/epp.13024
Soo-Jung Suh, Wattanachai Tasen
{"title":"Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) intercepted at South Korean points of entry","authors":"Soo-Jung Suh, Wattanachai Tasen","doi":"10.1111/epp.13024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/epp.13024","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Sixty-two species of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) were intercepted at South Korean points of entry on plants for planting imported from tropical and subtropical Asia from 1996 to 2023. Information on the number of interceptions, host plants, consignment origin and their years of interception is provided. Data on intercepted ant species were analysed to determine potential invasive species of ants that could cause damage not only to agricultural, forestry, and natural ecosystems but also to industry and that could endanger human health.</p>","PeriodicalId":34952,"journal":{"name":"EPPO Bulletin","volume":"54 2","pages":"151-159"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142077896","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EPPO BulletinPub Date : 2024-08-11DOI: 10.1111/epp.13020
{"title":"Corrigendum – PP3 series on environmental risk assessment of plant protection products","authors":"","doi":"10.1111/epp.13020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/epp.13020","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":34952,"journal":{"name":"EPPO Bulletin","volume":"54 2","pages":"252"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/epp.13020","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142077921","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"First data on the occurrence and population dynamics of the fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Greece","authors":"Ioanna Lytra, Vasiliki Evangelou, Spyridon Antonatos, Iro Georgopoulou, Evangellia Tselou, Danai Dimopoulou, Christos Arampatzis, Panagiotis Milonas, Dimitrios P. Papachristos","doi":"10.1111/epp.13021","DOIUrl":"10.1111/epp.13021","url":null,"abstract":"<p><i>Spodoptera frugiperda</i> (Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), commonly known as the fall armyworm, is one of the most serious pests of a wide range of plants including maize, soybean, cotton and rice. It is native to tropical and subtropical regions of the American continent and is considered as a quarantine pest for the European Union. Official surveys for the early detection of quarantine pests are performed annually in Greece. In the framework of that survey program, a network of pheromone traps for <i>S. frugiperda</i> has been established since 2019. From 2019 until 2022 no individuals of the pest were found in the traps. However, in autumn of 2023 the pest was first recorded in Greece. Male adults of the species were captured in those traps in seven regional units of south and central parts of Greece from September to December 2023. All the traps in which the pest was caught were placed in fields with Solanaceae plants, mainly tomatoes and eggplants. Moreover, larvae of the pest were also recorded in maize and tomato fields in Crete. From the collected data available it seems that the first adults caught in September most likely migrated to Greece from countries elsewhere in the region.</p>","PeriodicalId":34952,"journal":{"name":"EPPO Bulletin","volume":"54 2","pages":"217-223"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141920940","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EPPO BulletinPub Date : 2024-08-08DOI: 10.1111/epp.13019
Natalia N. Karpun, Alexander V. Petrov, Elena N. Zhuravleva, Elena I. Shoshina, Natalia I. Kirichenko, Mikhail Yu. Mandelshtam, Dmitrii L. Musolin
{"title":"Two invasive bark beetles Phloeosinus armatus Reitter and Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff) (Coleoptera, Curculionidae: Scolytinae) newly recorded in Russia","authors":"Natalia N. Karpun, Alexander V. Petrov, Elena N. Zhuravleva, Elena I. Shoshina, Natalia I. Kirichenko, Mikhail Yu. Mandelshtam, Dmitrii L. Musolin","doi":"10.1111/epp.13019","DOIUrl":"10.1111/epp.13019","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In 2023, two bark beetle species were recorded in Russia for the first time based on findings in Sochi: the cypress bark beetle, <i>Phloeosinus armatus</i>, on Mediterranean cypress (<i>Cupressus sempervirens</i>) and the black twig borer, <i>Xylosandrus compactus</i>, on southern magnolia (<i>Magnolia grandiflora</i>), noble laurel (<i>Laurus nobilis</i>), and cherry laurel (<i>Prunus laurocerasus</i>). <i>P. armatus</i> is a Mediterranean pest attacking exclusively Cupressaceae. In Sochi, it was recorded on cypress trees in several locations, including on plants for planting imported from Italy. <i>X. compactus</i> is a highly polyphagous pest from East Asia. In Sochi, it has established populations in ornamental planted areas. The paper provides species descriptions with identification keys. One specimen of <i>X. compactus</i> from Sochi was DNA-barcoded and compared with 31 specimens deposited in the BOLD and GenBank under the name of <i>X. compactus</i>. High genetic variability (>7%) was detected highlighting the difficulty of identifying ‘true’ <i>X. compactus</i> using DNA data. Genetically, the specimen of <i>X. compactus</i> from Sochi was identical to those from Italy, Spain and France. An accidental introduction with ornamental plants for planting from Italy is considered the most probable pathway of invasion of both bark beetle species into the Russian Black Sea coast of the Caucasus.</p>","PeriodicalId":34952,"journal":{"name":"EPPO Bulletin","volume":"54 2","pages":"166-181"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141928935","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EPPO BulletinPub Date : 2024-08-08DOI: 10.1111/epp.13030
{"title":"Corrigendum PM 7/075 (1) Toxoptera citricidus","authors":"","doi":"10.1111/epp.13030","DOIUrl":"10.1111/epp.13030","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The new taxonomic position of <i>Toxoptera citricidus</i> is: Insecta: Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Aphidomorpha: Aphididae. This species now belongs to the genus <i>Aphis</i> and is named <i>Aphis citricidus</i> (Lagos et al., <span>2014</span> and Favret, <span>2024</span>). The EPPO Diagnostic Standard on this pest (EPPO, <span>2006</span>) should be updated accordingly.</p>","PeriodicalId":34952,"journal":{"name":"EPPO Bulletin","volume":"54 2","pages":"255"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/epp.13030","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141926476","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EPPO BulletinPub Date : 2024-08-08DOI: 10.1111/epp.13018
M. C. Smaili, I. Mrabti, H. Grijja, G. W. Watson, M. Moghaddam, R. Ziri
{"title":"Florida red scale, Chrysomphalus aonidum (Linnaeus, 1758) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) in Morocco, infesting citrus orchards and an avocado tree","authors":"M. C. Smaili, I. Mrabti, H. Grijja, G. W. Watson, M. Moghaddam, R. Ziri","doi":"10.1111/epp.13018","DOIUrl":"10.1111/epp.13018","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A study was conducted on citrus and avocado trees in north-western Morocco between February 2023 and April 2024 to detect scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) and their associated natural enemies. A total of 55 orchards in seven provinces were studied. The Florida red scale, <i>Chrysomphalus aonidum</i> (Linnaeus, 1758) (Diaspididae) was found on leaves at two sites: a moderate infestation in one citrus orchard and one specimen on an avocado tree. This work is the first record of the scale insect on avocado in Morocco, and the first morphological description of <i>C. aonidum</i> from the country, based on 100 adult females mounted on microscope slides. <i>Chrysomphalus aonidum</i> is not causing economic damage in citrus or avocado orchards in Morocco. Two ectoparasitoid wasps (<i>Aphytis melinus</i> DeBach and <i>Aphytis</i> sp.; Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae), and three predatory beetles (<i>Rhyzobius lophanthae</i> Blaisdell, <i>Chilocorus bipustulatus</i> Linnaeus, and <i>Clitostethus arcuatus</i> Rosso; Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), were found associated with <i>C. aonidum</i> on citrus leaves.</p>","PeriodicalId":34952,"journal":{"name":"EPPO Bulletin","volume":"54 2","pages":"204-211"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141926231","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EPPO BulletinPub Date : 2024-07-29DOI: 10.1111/epp.13029
{"title":"Corrigendum: PM 7/055 (1) Rhizoecus hibisci","authors":"","doi":"10.1111/epp.13029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/epp.13029","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The new taxonomic position of <i>Rhizoecus hibisci</i> is: Insecta: Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccomorpha: Rhizoecidae. This species now belongs to the genus <i>Ripersiella</i> and is named <i>Ripersiella hibisci</i> (Kozár & Konczné Benedicty, <span>2003</span>). The EPPO Diagnostic Standard on this pest (EPPO, <span>2005</span>) should be updated accordingly.</p>","PeriodicalId":34952,"journal":{"name":"EPPO Bulletin","volume":"54 2","pages":"254"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/epp.13029","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142077832","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EPPO BulletinPub Date : 2024-07-27DOI: 10.1111/epp.13032
{"title":"Corrigendum: PM 7/020(3) Erwinia amylovora","authors":"","doi":"10.1111/epp.13032","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/epp.13032","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The new taxonomic position of <i>Erwinia amylovora</i> is Bacteria, Pseudomonadota, Gammaproteobacteria, Enterobacterales, Erwiniaceae (Adeolu et al., <span>2016</span>). Section 2 on Identity in the EPPO Diagnostic Standard on this pest (EPPO, <span>2022</span>) should be updated accordingly.</p>","PeriodicalId":34952,"journal":{"name":"EPPO Bulletin","volume":"54 2","pages":"256"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/epp.13032","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142077992","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EPPO BulletinPub Date : 2024-07-27DOI: 10.1111/epp.13026
{"title":"Addendum – New Supporting information for PM 7/151 Considerations for the use of high throughput sequencing in plant health diagnostics","authors":"","doi":"10.1111/epp.13026","DOIUrl":"10.1111/epp.13026","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The EPPO Standard PM 7/151 <i>Considerations for the use of high throughput sequencing in plant health diagnostics</i> (EPPO, <span>2022</span>) was recently published.</p><p>New supporting information (Supporting information S2) is now available and provides examples of high throughput sequencing (HTS) tests that have been validated for the detection and/or identification of viruses and viroids and can be used for diagnostic purposes. Through these examples, guidance is provided on how to perform and validate a HTS test for the detection and identification of molecularly characterized viruses and viroids. The aim of this document is to help laboratories adopting the technology.</p><p>The Supporting information S2 is available at the following link: https://upload.eppo.int/download/1974oeb4eee29b.</p>","PeriodicalId":34952,"journal":{"name":"EPPO Bulletin","volume":"54 2","pages":"253"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/epp.13026","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141797831","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}