1. A new and dangerous pest for the Caucasus – Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura, 1931) (Diptera: Drosophilidae)
- Author
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George Japoshvili, N. Dzneladze, Mehmet Bora Kaydan, Giorgi Kirkitadze, and Balázs Kiss
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0106 biological sciences ,biology ,010607 zoology ,Zoology ,General Medicine ,Pentatomidae ,biology.organism_classification ,01 natural sciences ,Hemiptera ,lcsh:S1-972 ,Cydalima perspectalis ,010602 entomology ,Crambidae ,PEST analysis ,lcsh:Agriculture (General) ,Drosophila suzukii ,Brown marmorated stink bug ,lcsh:Science (General) ,Drosophila ,lcsh:Q1-390 - Abstract
Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura, 1931) (Diptera: Drosophilidae), an agricultural pest originating from Southeast Asia, has been recorded for the first time in the Caucasus and may threaten crops within the region. In 2016, two introduced species, the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug – Halyomorpha halys Stal (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) and the Buxus moth – Cydalima perspectalis (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), were considered the most dangerous pest species in western Georgia and spreading rapidly east. Because the Spotted Wing Drosophila has only been recently recorded, its damage is not yet known. Keywords: Georgia, Sakartvelo, Harmful, Agriculture, Fruits
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- 2018