Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection (2021) 128, 781-787

Csaba Borbély, Zsuzsanna György, Erzsébet Szathmáry and Viktor Markó (2021)
Apricot aphid, Myzus mumecola (Matsumura), a new and important pest of apricot in Hungary
Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection 128 (3), 781-787
Abstract: Apricot aphid, Myzus mumecola (Matsumura) (Homoptera: Aphididae), was recorded as a new pest of apricot in Hungary in the spring of 2020. Identification was based on morphological and genetical (mitochondrial COI region) characteristics. M. mumecola most likely arrived in Hungary in the last 2–3 years and has quickly become a widespread pest causing significant damage to young apricot trees. Colony development, damage and differences in susceptibility between cultivars are described. The presence of Plum pox virus in M. mumecola samples was detected, and all isolates belonged to the PPV-D subgroup. Illustrations of the most important diagnostic characters of M. mumecola are provided.
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Database assignments for author(s): Viktor Markó

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
new introduction of pest
surveys/sampling/distribution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Myzus mumecola	Apricot (Prunus armeniaca)	Hungary