Entomological Review (2008) 88, 1-9

I.V. Ermolaev and N.V. Motoshkova (2008)
Biological invasion of the lime leafminer Lithocolletis issikii Kumata (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae): Interaction of the moth with the host plant
Entomological Review 88 (1), 1-9
Abstract: Interrelations between the lime leafminer, Lithocolletis issikii Kumata (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae) and the small-leaved linden Tilia cordata Mill. were studied. A significant positive correlation between the number of mines per leaf and the surface areas of individual mines was found. The interaction in the linden-lime leafminer system was found to be active: an increase in the pest density is followed by a significant increase in an individual mine surface area.
Original Russian Text © I.V. Ermolaev, N.V. Motoshkova, 2008, published in Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie, 2008, Vol. 87, No. 1, pp. 15-25.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
population dynamics/ epidemiology
new introduction of pest

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Phyllonorycter issikii		Finland
	Phyllonorycter issikii		Hungary
	Phyllonorycter issikii		Korea-South
	Phyllonorycter issikii	Lime tree/linden (Tilia)	Russia (Eur.)
	Phyllonorycter issikii	Lime tree/linden (Tilia)	Russia (W Asia)