Scent of Jasmine Attracts Alien Invaders and Records on Citizen Science Platforms: Multiple Introductions of the Invasive Lacebug <i>Corythauma ayyari</i> (Drake, 1933) (Heteroptera: Tingidae) in Italy and the Mediterranean Basin

Scent of Jasmine Attracts Alien Invaders and Records on Citizen Science Platforms: Multiple Introductions of the Invasive Lacebug <i>Corythauma ayyari</i> (Drake, 1933) (Heteroptera: Tingidae) in Italy and the Mediterranean Basin

The jasmine lacebug <i>Corythauma ayyari</i> is a pest of cultivated and ornamental plants mainly associated to <i>Jasminum</i> spp. This invasive insect is native to Asia, and it has been recently introduced in several countries, mainly within the Mediterranean basin. Here,...

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Main Authors: Giuseppe Mazza, Luca Nerva, Agostino Strangi, Emiliano Mori, Walter Chitarra, Attilio Carapezza, Maurizio Mei, Leonardo Marianelli, Pio F. Roversi, Alessandro Campanaro, Fabio Cianferoni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Insects
Subjects:
alien invasive species
citizen science
occurrence
<i>Jasminum</i>
lacebug
ornamental plants
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/11/9/620

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