The yellow-legged hornet Vespa velutina nigrithorax du Buysson (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) is an Asian native species which has now established in parts of Europe. Since its detection in France in 2005 it has spread quickly across the country and also spread to the Iberian Peninsula. This paper...

The apple maggot, Rhagoletis pomonella (Walsh, 1867) (Diptera: Tephritidae), is an introduced quarantine pest of apple, Malus domestica Borkhausen (Rosaceae), in Washington State, U.S.A. A morphologically similar native fly, Rhagoletis zephyria Snow, 1894, infests snowberries, Symphoricarpos spp....

The objective of this work was to evaluate the efficacy of red PET-bottle traps, containing attractive alcoholic volatile compounds, in the mass control of coffee berry borer (Hypothenemus hampei). The evaluations were carried out in four coffee crops, during two years. Nine hundred PET-bottle...

This paper describes a mechanistic bio-economic model to represent invasive species establishment, spread, detection, control and impacts. The model specifically relates the background rate of population establishment, surveillance intensity (i.e. trap density) and the size of an invading...

First records of Pityophthorus solus (Blackman, 1928) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) for Europe are reported. Twenty one specimens were obtained unintentionally during surveys for Ips sexdentatus (Boemer, 1767) and for Pityophthorus juglandis Blackman, 1928 using multiple funnel traps...

Invasive alien species cost forestry billions of euros every year and their early detection is becoming of utmost importance. The aim of this study is to improve some of the techniques available for trapping alien wood boring beetles (Scolytinae, Cerambycidae, and Buprestidae) arriving at high-risk ...

Owing to a neglect of mosquito research for several decades, basic data on the occurrence and distribution of mosquitoes are absent for Germany. However, without having available the status quo, it is particularly difficult to detect invasive species and monitor the spread of potential vector...

This paper presents the results of experiments conducted in Tanzania in 2012 to (i) quantify the sensitivity of B. invadens to methyl eugenol (ME) using mark-release-recapture techniques, and (ii) determine the effect of a higher trapping density on probability of detection of a small population of ...

New records of two Anastrepha species for the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico are informed, A. bicolor (Stone) and A. distincta Greene collected by McPhail traps in neighboring areas to commercial orchards of citrus fruits and mangoes.

Drosophila suzukii, Matsumura, is a relatively new pest in the United States attacking a variety of fruit crops. Studies were conducted to develop a standardized, economical trap for monitoring. Laboratory bioassays found that flies were attracted to dark colours ranging from red to black....