The most northern record of the alien composite thrips Microcephalothrips abdominalis in Europe - short communication

Peter Fedor, Jakub Sigmund, Martina Zvaríková, Rudolf Masarovič, Martin Štefánik, Miroslav Krumpál, Juraj Litavský and Pavol Prokop
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Peter Fedor: Department of Environmental Ecology and
Jakub Sigmund: Department of Environmental Ecology and
Martina Zvaríková: Department of Environmental Ecology and
Rudolf Masarovič: Department of Environmental Ecology and
Martin Štefánik: Department of Environmental Ecology and
Miroslav Krumpál: Department of Zoology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Juraj Litavský: Department of Environmental Ecology and
Pavol Prokop: Department of Biology, Faculty of Education, Trnava University, Trnava, Slovak Republic$2

Plant Protection Science, 2018, vol. 54, issue 1, 43-47

Abstract: The most northern record of Microcephalothrips abdominalis (Crawford, 1910) (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) in Europe and the first record in Slovakia was described. The climate change induced introduction in synergy with biological commodity trade globalisation may support the ability of exotic elements to establish adequate populations with suitable fitness. The main threat consists in at least temporary survival in mild climate ecosystems dispersing from artificially heated interiors with the potential to transmit economically important viruses, such as Tobacco streak virus.

Keywords: introduction; pest; TSV (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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