Phytoparasitica (2015) 43, 401-406

Malkie Spodek, Daniel Burckhardt, Alex Protasov and Zvi Mendel (2015)
First record of two invasive eucalypt psyllids (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) in Israel
Phytoparasitica 43 (3), 401-406
Abstract: Two eucalypt-feeding psyllids (Hemiptera: Psylloidea: Aphalaridae): the eucalypt shoot psyllid, Blastopsylla occidentalis Taylor and the red gum lerp psyllid, Glycaspis brimblecombei Moore are reported from Israel for the first time. Both species belong to Spondyliaspidinae, a subfamily of jumping plant lice that feed generally on Myrtaceae, mainly eucalypts. The psyllids were collected from Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh., a dominant eucalypt species in Israel. A summary of the global distribution and the host trees of the two psyllids are provided and their potential threat to eucalypts in Israel is discussed. Diagnostic information to distinguish between the two psyllids is presented, with an identification key for the adults of six eucalypt-feeding psyllid species in the Western Palearctic region.
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Database assignments for author(s): Daniel Burckhardt, Zvi Mendel, Alexey Protasov

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

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Glycaspis brimblecombei	Eucalypt (Eucalyptus)	Israel
	Blastopsylla occidentalis	Eucalypt (Eucalyptus)	Israel