Anzeiger für Schädlingskunde, Pflanzenschutz, Umweltschutz (1999) 72, 41-44

H. Lukasova, Z. Basky and P. Stary (1999)
Flight patterns of Russian wheat aphid, Diuraphis noxia (Kurdj.) during its expansion to Central Europe (Hom., Aphididae)
Anzeiger für Schädlingskunde, Pflanzenschutz, Umweltschutz 72 (2), 41-44
Abstract: Flight patterns of migrant alate Russian wheat aphids (= RWA), Diuraphis noxia (Kurdj.) during its expansion from the south-east to Central Europe were determined. Samples were taken by Rothamsted-type suction air traps in Hungary (one location, 1990-1997) and in the Czech Republic (5 locations, 1994-1998). The results document a progressive expansion of RWA, and population variation in the individual years and periods of the season. A comparison of the evidence on RWA in the individual years since its detection in Hungary and in the Czech Republic supports the presumption on the occurrence of an expansion route from the south-east (Turkey) to Central Europe. This expansion is classified as an adventive route of the over-all expansion that has covered the whole West-Mediterranean (South Europe, North Africa).
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Database assignments for author(s): Petr Stary, Hana Lukasova, Zsuzsa Basky

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

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Diuraphis noxia		Czech Republic
	Diuraphis noxia		Hungary
	Diuraphis noxia		Turkey