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Citizen science reveals the current distribution of the new plant pest Aphis nerii in Slovakia

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  • Adrián Purkart

    (Department of Zoology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovak Republic)

  • Łukasz Depa

    (Department of Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland)

  • Milada Holecová

    (Department of Zoology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovak Republic)

  • Jozef Kollár

    (Institute of Landscape Ecology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovak Republic)

  • Martin Suvák

    (Botanical Garden of Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, Košice, Slovak Republic)

  • Zlatica Országhová

    (Department of Zoology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovak Republic)

  • Katarína Goffová

    (Department of Zoology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovak Republic)

Abstract

This paper presents the first record of the oleander aphid (Aphis nerii Boyer de Fonscolombe, 1841; Hemiptera: Aphididae) in Slovakia, and also one of the most northern record of this natural pest on the invasive common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca Linnaeus.; Apocynaceae) in Central Europe. Modern social media crowdsourcing has achieved comprehensive distribution data in the horticultural community, and a total of 35 new distribution sites were discovered in 28 Slovak settlements, one new site in Austria, and one in the Czech Republic. It was further established that the oleander aphid could survive in anthropogenic refuges during the winter months.

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  • Adrián Purkart & Łukasz Depa & Milada Holecová & Jozef Kollár & Martin Suvák & Zlatica Országhová & Katarína Goffová, 2020. "Citizen science reveals the current distribution of the new plant pest Aphis nerii in Slovakia," Plant Protection Science, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 56(2), pages 101-106.
    • Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlpps:v:56:y:2020:i:2:id:46-2019-pps
    DOI: 10.17221/46/2019-PPS
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