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1. Biological invasion risk assessment of Tuta absoluta: mechanistic versus correlative methods

Author:
Luigi Ponti; Andrew Paul Gutierrez; Mateus Ribeiro de Campos; Nicolas Desneux; Antonio Biondi; Markus Neteler
Source:
Biological invasions 2021 v.23 no.12 pp. 3809-3829
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Tuta absoluta; climate change; ecological invasion; food security; geographical distribution; insect pests; invasive species; risk; risk assessment; tomatoes; Africa; Asia; Europe; South America
Abstract:
... The capacity to assess invasion risk from potential crop pests before invasion of new regions globally would be invaluable, but this requires the ability to predict accurately their potential geographic range and relative abundance in novel areas. This may be unachievable using de facto standard correlative methods as shown for the South American tomato pinworm Tuta absoluta, a serious insect pest ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-021-02613-5

2. Reconstructing early routes of invasion of the bronze bug Thaumastocoris peregrinus (Hemiptera: Thaumastocoridae): cities as bridgeheads for global pest invasions

Author:
Eston K. Mutitu; Thierry B. Hoareau; Brett P. Hurley; Jeff R. Garnas; Michael J. Wingfield; Bernard Slippers
Source:
Biological invasions 2020 v.22 no.7 pp. 2325-2338
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Bayesian theory; Eucalyptus; Thaumastocoridae; forestry; genetic variation; insect pests; microsatellite repeats; Africa; Queensland; South America
Abstract:
... Insect pest invasions pose a major threat to agriculture, forestry and many natural ecosystems. Thaumastocoris peregrinus is an invasive sap-sucking pest of significant economic importance to Eucalyptus forestry that has recently invaded several countries worldwide. In this study we identify the origin and retrace the invasion history of T. peregrinus. We analysed samples from six locations in Afr ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-020-02258-w

3. Changes in streamside riparian forest canopy and leaf litter nutrient flux to soils during an emerald ash borer infestation in an agricultural landscape

Author:
David Kreutzweiser; David Dutkiewicz; Scott Capell; Paul Sibley; Taylor Scarr
Source:
Biological invasions 2020 v.22 no.6 pp. 1865-1878
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Agrilus planipennis; Fraxinus quadrangulata; agricultural landscapes; aquatic habitat; biodiversity; forest canopy; forest habitats; forest insects; forest litter; insect pests; leaves; mortality; riparian forests; risk; streams; tree mortality; water quality; North America
Abstract:
... The invasive forest insect pest, emerald ash borer (EAB), is causing rapid, widespread ash tree mortality across eastern North America. Riparian (streamside) forests in agricultural landscapes often represent residual patches of high quality forest habitat that, owing to their strong land/water ecological linkages, can be critical for maintaining stream water quality and aquatic and terrestrial bi ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-020-02223-7

4. Are native ranges of the most destructive invasive pests well known? A case study of the native range of the emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)

Author:
Marina J. Orlova-Bienkowskaja; Mark G. Volkovitsh
Source:
Biological invasions 2018 v.20 no.5 pp. 1275-1286
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Agrilus planipennis; Fraxinus; case studies; databases; ecological invasion; forest insects; insect pests; models; natural enemies; niches; China; Japan; Mongolia; North America; Russia; South Korea; Taiwan
Abstract:
... Knowledge of the native range of invasive pests is vital for understanding their biology, for ecological niche modeling to infer potential invasive distribution, and for searching of natural enemies. Standard descriptions of pest ranges frequently pass from one publication to another without verification. Our goal is to test the reliability of distributional information exemplified by the native r ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-017-1626-7

5. Herbivore accumulation on invasive alien plants increases the distribution range of generalist herbivorous insects and supports proliferation of non-native insect pests

Author:
Jonatan Rodríguez; Vinton Thompson; Margarita Rubido-Bará; Adolfo Cordero-Rivera; Luís González
Source:
Biological invasions 2019 v.21 no.5 pp. 1511-1527
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Acacia dealbata; Carpobrotus edulis; Pinus; coasts; coniferous forests; ecological invasion; host preferences; indigenous species; insect pests; introduced plants; invasive species; invertebrates; landscapes; phytophagous insects; shrublands; species diversity; Iberian Peninsula
Abstract:
... Invasive alien plant species have become dominant components of many landscapes, where they are indicators of ecological disequilibria. They coexist and compete with native plants, disrupting a wide range of trophic interactions, and must cope with a new array of herbivores. We examined factors influencing the occurrence of invertebrate herbivores on two invasive alien plant species, Acacia dealba ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-019-01913-1

6. Barcode index numbers expedite quarantine inspections and aid the interception of nonindigenous mealybugs (Pseudococcidae)

Author:
Muhammad Z. Ahmed; Paul D. N. Hebert; Jing-Mei Ren; Muhammad Ashfaq; Xu-Nan Hu; Jun Ma; Fan Liang; Li Lin; Jean François Germain
Source:
Biological invasions 2018 v.20 no.2 pp. 449-460
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
DNA barcoding; Pseudococcidae; cryptic species; cytochrome-c oxidase; ecological invasion; genes; genetic variation; insect pests; quarantine
Abstract:
... Quarantine interception of invasive and nonindigenous insect pests at ports of entry is often impeded by the lack of robust identification methods. Because of their inconspicuous morphology and wax-covered bodies, mealybugs present a particular challenge. The present study employs DNA barcoding (658 base pairs near the 5′-terminus of the cytochrome c oxidase I gene) as a tool for their discriminat ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-017-1546-6

7. Challenges to planted forest health in developing economies

Author:
Brett P. Hurley; Bernard Slippers; Shiroma Sathyapala; Michael J. Wingfield
Source:
Biological invasions 2017 v.19 no.11 pp. 3273-3285
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
biological control agents; cost effectiveness; ecological invasion; economic development; forest health; forest plantations; hosts; indigenous species; insect pests; pest resistance; quarantine; risk; socioeconomics; stakeholders; technology; trade; trees; Sub-Saharan Africa
Abstract:
... A number of strategies have been proposed to manage the increasing threat of insect pests to non-native plantation forests, but the implementation of these strategies can be especially challenging in developing economies, such as in countries of sub-Saharan Africa. As in other parts of the world, invasions of non-native insect pests in this region are increasing due to increased trade as well as i ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-017-1488-z

8. Chronicle of an impact foretold: the fate and effect of the introduced Formica paralugubris ant

Author:
Filippo Frizzi; Alberto Masoni; Giovanni Quilghini; Paola Ciampelli; Giacomo Santini
Source:
Biological invasions 2018 v.20 no.12 pp. 3575-3589
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Formica rufa; arthropod communities; arthropods; biological control agents; conservation areas; ecological invasion; environmental impact; forests; insect pests; nests; predation; probability; temporal variation; trees; Alps region; Italy
Abstract:
... Starting in 1958, red wood ants (Formica rufa group) from the Alps were transplanted to several Apennine forests along the Italian peninsula to be employed as biological control agents for tree insect pests. In the Campigna Biogenetic Nature Reserve, central Italy, hundreds of mounds of the dominant Formica paralugubris were repeatedly introduced, creating several populations that still survive to ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-018-1797-x

9. Population genetic analyses of complex global insect invasions in managed landscapes: a Leptocybe invasa (Hymenoptera) case study

Author:
G. Dittrich-Schröder; T. B. Hoareau; B. P. Hurley; M. J. Wingfield; S. Lawson; H. F. Nahrung; B. Slippers
Source:
Biological invasions 2018 v.20 no.9 pp. 2395-2420
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Bayesian theory; Leptocybe invasa; case studies; ecological invasion; forestry; genetic analysis; genetic variation; guidelines; hybridization; insect pests; invasive species; landscapes; microsatellite repeats; mitochondria; wasps; Australia; Europe; Laos; Middle East; South Africa; South America; Thailand; Vietnam
Abstract:
... Increased rates of movement and the accumulation of insects establishing outside their native range is leading to the ‘global homogenization’ of agricultural and forestry pests. We use an invasive wasp, Leptocybe invasa (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), as a case study to highlight the rapid and complex nature of these global invasions and how they can complicate management options. To trace the invasion ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-018-1709-0

10. Classical biological control of insect pests of trees: facts and figures

Author:
Marc Kenis; Brett P. Hurley; Ann E. Hajek; Matthew J. W. Cock
Source:
Biological invasions 2017 v.19 no.11 pp. 3401-3417
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
biological control; biological control agents; databases; ecological invasion; ecosystem services; entomopathogens; insect pests; natural enemies; parasitoids; plant pests; predators; risk; trees; woody plants
Abstract:
... Classical biological control (CBC) is the introduction of a natural enemy of exotic origin to control a pest, usually also exotic, aiming at permanent control of the pest. CBC has been carried out widely over a variety of target organisms, but most commonly against insects, using parasitoids and predators and, occasionally, pathogens. Until 2010, 6158 introductions of parasitoids and predators wer ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-017-1414-4

11. Population genetics of the soybean aphid in North America and East Asia: test for introduction between native and introduced populations

Author:
Hyojoong Kim; Kim A. Hoelmer; Seunghwan Lee
Source:
Biological invasions 2017 v.19 no.2 pp. 597-614
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Aphis glycines; Bayesian theory; alleles; genetic variation; geographical distribution; indigenous species; insect pests; introduced species; invasive species; microsatellite repeats; pest control; population genetics; China; Delaware; Japan; Korean Peninsula; Ohio
Abstract:
... Understanding the population genetic diversity and structure of recently introduced pest species is important for determining appropriate strategies for pest control. In recent years, the rate of introduction of new invasive insect pests between continents has continued to increase. About a decade ago, the soybean aphid, Aphis glycines Matsumura, was introduced from East Asia (EA) into North Ameri ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-016-1299-7

12. Assessing invasion threats: novel insect-pathogen-natural enemy associations with native New Zealand plants in southern California

Author:
Ronny Groenteman; Shaun A. Forgie; Mark S. Hoddle; Darren F. Ward; Dagmar F. Goeke; Nitish Anand
Source:
Biological invasions 2015 v.17 no.5 pp. 1299-1305
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Homalodisca vitripennis; Xylella fastidiosa; bacteria; biological control; botanical gardens; ecological invasion; eggs; hosts; insect pests; invasive species; parasitoids; public gardens; California; New Zealand
Abstract:
... The potential for novel pests to attack indigenous plants can be examined in non-native ranges of these plants. We used perennial native New Zealand plant species growing in botanic gardens and on public spaces in southern California to explore new associations between these plants, the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa, and its vector, the invasive insect pest, Homalodisca vitripennis (the glassy-wing ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-014-0804-0

13. The harlequin ladybird, Harmonia axyridis: global perspectives on invasion history and ecology

Author:
Helen E. Roy; Peter M. J. Brown; Tim Adriaens; Nick Berkvens; Isabel Borges; Susana Clusella-Trullas; Richard F. Comont; Patrick De Clercq; Rene Eschen; Arnaud Estoup; Edward W. Evans; Benoit Facon; Mary M. Gardiner; Artur Gil; Audrey A. Grez; Thomas Guillemaud; Danny Haelewaters; Annette Herz; Alois Honek; Andy G. Howe; Cang Hui; William D. Hutchison; Marc Kenis; Robert L. Koch; Jan Kulfan; Lori Lawson Handley; Eric Lombaert; Antoon Loomans; John Losey; Alexander O. Lukashuk; Dirk Maes; Alexandra Magro; Katie M. Murray; Gilles San Martin; Zdenka Martinkova; Ingrid A. Minnaar; Oldřich Nedved; Marina J. Orlova-Bienkowskaja; Naoya Osawa; Wolfgang Rabitsch; Hans Peter Ravn; Gabriele Rondoni; Steph L. Rorke; Sergey K. Ryndevich; May-Guri Saethre; John J. Sloggett; Antonio Onofre Soares; Riaan Stals; Matthew C. Tinsley; Axel Vandereycken; Paul van Wielink; Sandra Viglášová; Peter Zach; Ilya A. Zakharov; Tania Zaviezo; Zihua Zhao
Source:
Biological invasions 2016 v.18 no.4 pp. 997-1044
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Harmonia axyridis; biodiversity; biological control agents; climatic factors; ecological invasion; habitats; insect pests; introduced species; invasive species; issues and policy; landscapes; models; monitoring; people; population dynamics; predation; Asia
Abstract:
... The harlequin ladybird, Harmonia axyridis (Pallas) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), is native to Asia but has been intentionally introduced to many countries as a biological control agent of pest insects. In numerous countries, however, it has been introduced unintentionally. The dramatic spread of H. axyridis within many countries has been met with considerable trepidation. It is a generalist top pre ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-016-1077-6

14. Genetic control of invasive fish: technological options and its role in integrated pest management

Author:
Ronald E. Thresher; Keith Hayes; Nicholas J. Bax; John Teem; Tillmann J. Benfey; Fred Gould
Source:
Biological invasions 2014 v.16 no.6 pp. 1201-1216
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
biological control; fish; genes; genetic techniques and protocols; insect pests; integrated pest management; invasive species; issues and policy; males; models; sterile insect technique; triploidy; United States
Abstract:
... Genetic options for the control of invasive fishes were recently reviewed and synthesized at a 2010 international symposium, held in Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN, USA. The only option currently available “off-the-shelf” is triploidy, which can be used to produce sterile males for a release program analogous to those widely and successfully used for biological control of insect pests. However, the Troj ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-013-0477-0

15. The role of exotic ladybeetles in the decline of native ladybeetle populations: evidence from long-term monitoring

Author:
Christine A. Bahlai; Manuel Colunga-Garcia; Stuart H. Gage; Douglas A. Landis
Source:
Biological invasions 2015 v.17 no.4 pp. 1005-1024
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Adalia bipunctata; Coleomegilla maculata; Harmonia axyridis; community structure; data collection; forest habitats; indigenous species; insect pests; introduced species; monitoring; predation; predators; Michigan
Abstract:
... Ladybeetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) are ubiquitous predators which play an important role in suppressing pest insects. In North America, the coccinellid community is increasingly dominated by exotic species, and the abundance of some native species has declined dramatically since the 1980s. Several hypotheses have been proposed to describe the mechanism of invasion coupled with native species ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-014-0772-4

16. Effects of the emerald ash borer invasion on four species of birds

Author:
Walter D. Koenig; Andrew M. Liebhold; David N. Bonter; Wesley M. Hochachka; Janis L. Dickinson
Source:
Biological invasions 2013 v.15 no.9 pp. 2095-2103
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Agrilus planipennis; Fraxinus; Melanerpes; Picoides; cities; forest trees; immigration; insect pests; predators; reproduction; tree mortality; woodpeckers; Michigan
Abstract:
... The emerald ash borer (EAB) Agrilus planipennis, first detected in 2002 in the vicinity of Detroit, Michigan, USA, is one of the most recent in a long list of introduced insect pests that have caused serious damage to North American forest trees, in this case ash trees in the genus Fraxinus. We used data from Project FeederWatch, a citizen science program focused on winter bird populations, to qua ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-013-0435-x

17. Indirect effects of an invasive exotic species on a long-distance migratory songbird

Author:
Kirk W. Stodola; Eric T. Linder; Robert J. Cooper
Source:
Biological invasions 2013 v.15 no.9 pp. 1947-1959
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Adelges tsugae; Setophaga; Tsuga canadensis; ecosystems; forests; insect pests; introduced species; invasive species; migratory behavior; population ecology; reproductive performance; songbirds; territoriality; trees; understory; wildlife
Abstract:
... The loss of foundational tree species to non-native pests can have far reaching consequences for forest composition and function, yet little is known about the impacts on other ecosystem components such as wildlife. We had the opportunity to observe how the loss of eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis), due to the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae), influenced the population ecology of ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-013-0423-1

18. Predicting insect distributions under climate change from physiological responses: spruce budworm as an example

Author:
Jacques Régnière; Rémi St-Amant; Pierre Duval
Source:
Biological invasions 2012 v.14 no.8 pp. 1571-1586
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
forest pests; insect pests; Lymantria dispar; trade; heat; models; biogeography; habitats; weather; global warming; physiological response; indigenous species; Dendroctonus ponderosae; new species; cold tolerance; Choristoneura fumiferana; climate; prediction; North America
Abstract:
... Much evidence is accumulating that insect distributions are changing. The changing earth’s climate is providing mobile species with an evolving “hospitability” template, and increasing global commerce expands opportunities for mobile species to colonize new habitats. Predicting the distribution of insects in the face of accelerating global commerce and climate change is quite a challenge. Many fru ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-010-9918-1

19. A native ant armed to limit the spread of the Argentine ant

Author:
Blight, Olivier; Provost, Erick; Renucci, Marielle; Tirard, Alain; Orgeas, Jérôme
Source:
Biological invasions 2010 v.12 no.11 pp. 3785-3793
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
worker insects; insect colonies; insect pests; Linepithema humile; aggression; Tapinoma; defense mechanisms; population density; indigenous species; invasive species; ecological competition; colony defense; biological control; Corsica
Abstract:
... Argentine ants (Linepithema humile) usually actively displace native ants through a combination of rapid recruitment, high numerical dominance and intense aggressive fights. However, in some cases, native ants can offer a strong resistance. In Corsica, a French Mediterranean island, local resistance by the dominant Tapinoma nigerrimum has been proposed as a factor limiting Argentine ant invasion. ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-010-9770-3

20. Direct and indirect effects of alien insect herbivores on ecological processes and interactions in forests of eastern North America

Author:
Gandhi, Kamal J. K.; Herms, Daniel A.
Source:
Biological invasions 2010 v.12 no.2 pp. 389-405
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
insect pests; phytophagous insects; environmental impact; nontarget organisms; introduced species; forest ecosystems; invasive species; ecological invasion; forest communities; North America
Abstract:
... Alien invasive insects such as gypsy moth, hemlock woolly adelgid, and emerald ash borer continue to disturb the mixed deciduous and hemlock forests of eastern North America by causing wide-scale defoliation, decline and/or mortality of their hosts. Some of the most devastating species are spreading in “defense free space”, causing extensive mortality of hosts that are inherently susceptible, perh ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-009-9627-9