Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2012, 60(5), 69-78 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201260050069

Chrysomphalus aonidum (Linnaeus, 1758), a new alien pest of ornamental plants in the Czech Republic (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Diaspididae)

Iva Hlavjenková1, Hana Šefrová2
1 Česká inspekce životního prostředí, Valchařská 15, 700 00 Ostrava, Česká republika
2 Ústav pěstování, šlechtění rostlin a rostlinolékařství, Mendelova univerzita v Brně, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Česká republika

First records of the alien species Chrysomphalus aonidum (Linnaeus, 1758) (Diaspididae) on ornamental plants in the Czech Republic are described. The species was registered in 2008-2010, on plants of Dracaena reflexa var. angustifolia (sold under the names of Dracaena marginata "Bicolor" and D. marginata "Tricolor") in garden centres of northern and southern Moravia (Opava, Ostrava, Brno). It was also found on two specimens of the same plant in households (Brno, Ostrava). Chrysomphalus aonidum had been occasionally introduced into the Czech Republic with citrus fruits formerly, but it had not been found on cultivated plants. Basic information on the morphology, diagnostic characters, biology, ecological requirements, host plants, geographical origin and distribution of this species is summarized, based on a review of relevant publications. Diagnostic characters are also figured. Economic importance and possibilities for control of this new pest are discussed.

Keywords: alien species, Sternorrhyncha, armoured scale insects, houseplants, plant protection
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This study was supported by the Research plan No. MSM6215648905 "Biological and technological aspects of sustainability of controlled ecosystems and their adaptability to climate change", which is financed by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic.

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Hlavjenková, I., & Šefrová, H. (2012). Chrysomphalus aonidum (Linnaeus, 1758), a new alien pest of ornamental plants in the Czech Republic (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Diaspididae). Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 60(5), 69-78. doi: 10.11118/actaun201260050069
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