EPPO Bulletin (2011) 41, 183-184

D. Mifsud and N. Pérez Hidalgo (2011)
The grapevine aphid Aphis illinoisensis: a good example of recent invasion and rapid colonization by aphids
EPPO Bulletin 41 (2), 183-184
Abstract: Aphis illinoisensis represents one of the most recent aphid invaders from the New World to the Mediterranean Region. This aphid, which is native to North America and is now widely distributed in Central and South America, was first found in Southern Turkey in 2002, and in 2005 it was also found in Crete (Greece). Thereafter it was recorded from Northern Cyprus, Israel, Tunisia, Algeria, Montenegro and Libya, and is now probably present throughout the Mediterranean. The present work provides data on the presence of this aphid in the Maltese islands, a group of low-lying islands situated in the central Mediterranean Basin.
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Database assignments for author(s): David Mifsud

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
surveys/sampling/distribution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Aphis illinoisensis		Cyprus
	Aphis illinoisensis		Greece
	Aphis illinoisensis		Malta
	Aphis illinoisensis		Turkey
	Aphis illinoisensis		Algeria
	Aphis illinoisensis		Libya
	Aphis illinoisensis		Tunisia
	Aphis illinoisensis		Israel
	Aphis illinoisensis		Montenegro