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Obolodiplosis robiniae
(black locust gall midge)

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Obolodiplosis robiniae (black locust gall midge)

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Summary

  • Last modified
  • 15 July 2018
  • Datasheet Type(s)
  • Invasive Species
  • Pest
  • Preferred Scientific Name
  • Obolodiplosis robiniae
  • Preferred Common Name
  • black locust gall midge
  • Taxonomic Tree
  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •   Kingdom: Metazoa
  •     Phylum: Arthropoda
  •       Subphylum: Uniramia
  •         Class: Insecta
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Identity

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Preferred Scientific Name

  • Obolodiplosis robiniae (Haldeman)

Preferred Common Name

  • black locust gall midge

Taxonomic Tree

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  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •     Kingdom: Metazoa
  •         Phylum: Arthropoda
  •             Subphylum: Uniramia
  •                 Class: Insecta
  •                     Order: Diptera
  •                         Family: Cecidomyiidae
  •                             Genus: Obolodiplosis
  •                                 Species: Obolodiplosis robiniae

Distribution Table

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The distribution in this summary table is based on all the information available. When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the status. Further details may be available for individual references in the Distribution Table Details section which can be selected by going to Generate Report.

Continent/Country/RegionDistributionLast ReportedOriginFirst ReportedInvasiveReferenceNotes

Asia

ChinaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2011; EPPO, 2014
-HebeiPresentLu et al., 2010; CABI/EPPO, 2011; EPPO, 2014
-LiaoningPresentYang et al., 2006; CABI/EPPO, 2011; EPPO, 2014
JapanPresentKodoi et al., 2003; CABI/EPPO, 2011; EPPO, 2014
-KyushuPresentCABI/EPPO, 2011; EPPO, 2014
Korea, Republic ofPresentKodoi et al., 2003; CABI/EPPO, 2011; EPPO, 2014

North America

CanadaPresent, few occurrencesCABI/EPPO, 2011; EPPO, 2014
-British ColumbiaPresent, few occurrencesCABI/EPPO, 2011; EPPO, 2014
-New BrunswickPresent, few occurrencesCABI/EPPO, 2011; EPPO, 2014
-Nova ScotiaPresent, few occurrencesCABI/EPPO, 2011; EPPO, 2014
-OntarioPresent, few occurrencesCABI/EPPO, 2011; EPPO, 2014
-Prince Edward IslandPresent, few occurrencesCABI/EPPO, 2011; EPPO, 2014
-QuebecPresent, few occurrencesCABI/EPPO, 2011; EPPO, 2014
USAPresentCABI/EPPO, 2011; EPPO, 2014
-New YorkPresentCABI/EPPO, 2011; EPPO, 2014
-PennsylvaniaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2011; EPPO, 2014

Europe

AlbaniaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2011; EPPO, 2014
AustriaPresentTomiczek et al., 2009; CABI/EPPO, 2011; EPPO, 2014
Bosnia-HercegovinaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2011; EPPO, 2014
CroatiaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2011; EPPO, 2014
Czech RepublicPresentSkuhravá et al., 2007; CABI/EPPO, 2011; EPPO, 2014
DenmarkPresentCABI/EPPO, 2011; EPPO, 2014
FrancePresentCABI/EPPO, 2011; EPPO, 2014
-CorsicaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2011; EPPO, 2014
GermanyPresentHoffmann et al., 2007; CABI/EPPO, 2011; EPPO, 2014
GreecePresentCABI/EPPO, 2011; EPPO, 2014
HungaryPresentCsóka, 2006; CABI/EPPO, 2011; EPPO, 2014
ItalyPresentBella, 2007; CABI/EPPO, 2011; EPPO, 2014
-Italy (mainland)PresentCABI/EPPO, 2011
-SicilyPresentBella, 2007; CABI/EPPO, 2011; EPPO, 2014
LithuaniaPresentIntroducedStalazs, 2014
LuxembourgPresentCABI/EPPO, 2011; EPPO, 2014
MacedoniaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2011; EPPO, 2014
NetherlandsPresentRoskam et al., 2008; CABI/EPPO, 2011; EPPO, 2014
PolandPresentSkrzypczynska, 2008; CABI/EPPO, 2011; EPPO, 2014
RomaniaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2011; EPPO, 2014
Russian FederationPresentGninenko et al., 2011; EPPO, 2014
-Southern RussiaRestricted distributionEPPO, 2014
SerbiaPresentMihajlovic et al., 2008; CABI/EPPO, 2011; EPPO, 2014
SlovakiaPresentTóth et al., 2009; CABI/EPPO, 2011; EPPO, 2014
SloveniaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2011; EPPO, 2014
SwedenPresentMolnár et al., 2009; CABI/EPPO, 2011; EPPO, 2014
SwitzerlandPresentWermelinger and Skuhravá, 2007; CABI/EPPO, 2011; EPPO, 2014
UKPresentCABI/EPPO, 2011; EPPO, 2014
-England and WalesPresentCABI/EPPO, 2011; EPPO, 2014
UkrainePresentSviridov and Bazhenova, 2009; CABI/EPPO, 2011; EPPO, 2014

Natural enemies

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Natural enemyTypeLife stagesSpecificityReferencesBiological control inBiological control on
Platygaster robiniae Lu et al., 2010

References

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Bella S, 2007. On the presence of Obolodiplosis robiniae (Haldeman, 1847) in Central-Southern Italy and in Sicily (Diptera Cecidomyiidae). (Presenza di Obolodiplosis robiniae (Haldeman, 1847) in Italia centro-meridionale e in Sicilia (Diptera Cecidomyiidae).) Bollettino di Zoologia Agraria e di Bachicoltura, 39(3):239-242.

CABI/EPPO, 2011. Obolodiplosis robiniae. [Distribution map]. Distribution Maps of Plant Pests, No.December. Wallingford, UK: CABI, Map 755.

Csóka G, 2006. The first occurrence of the gall midge Obolodiplosis robiniae (Haldeman, 1847) in Hungary. (Az akác-gubacsszúnyog [Obolodiplosis robiniae (Haldeman 1847)] megjelenése magyarországon.) Növényvédelem, 42(12):663-664.

Duso C; Fontana P; Tirello P, 2005. Spread of the gall midge Obolodiplosis robiniae (Haldeman) injurious to black locust in Italy and Europe. (Diffusione in Italia e in Europa di Obolodiplosis robiniae (Haldeman), dittero cecidomiide neartico dannoso a Robinia pseudoacacia.) Informatore Fitopatologico, 55(5):30-33.

EPPO, 2014. PQR database. Paris, France: European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. http://www.eppo.int/DATABASES/pqr/pqr.htm

Gninenko YI; Kostukov VV; Kosheleva OV, 2011. New invasive insects in the forests and greenery of the Krasnodar krai. Zashchita i Karantin Rastenii, No.4:49-50. http://www.z-i-k-r.ru

Hoffmann D; Lichtenberger T; Beiderbeck R, 2007. The American gall wasp Obolodiplosis robiniae (Haldeman, 1847) in Robinia in Germany. (Die amerikanische Gallmücke Obolodiplosis robiniae (Haldeman, 1847) an Robinien in Deutschland.) DGaaE Nachrichten, 21(2):86-87.

Kodoi F; Lee HeungSik; Uechi N; Yukawa J, 2003. Occurrence of Obolodiplosis robiniae (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) in Japan and South Korea. Esakia, No.43:35-41.

Lu ChangKuan; Buhl PN; Duso C; Zhao ChunMing; Zhang JuShan; Ji ZhiXin; Gao SuHong; Yu JinYong; Wen XiaoLei, 2010. First discovery of Platygaster robiniae (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae) parasitizing the invasive Obolodiplosis robiniae (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), a gall maker in China. Acta Entomologica Sinica, 53(2):233-237. http://www.insect.org.cn

Mihajlovic L; Glavendekic MM; Jakovljevic I; Marjanovic S, 2008. Obolodiplosis robiniae (Haldeman) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) - a new invasive insect pest on black locust in Serbia. Glasnik Sumarskog Fakulteta, Univerzitet u Beogradu, No.97:197-207. http://user.sezampro.yu/~sf.bg

Molnár B; Boddum T; Szo´´cs G; Hillbur Y, 2009. Occurrence of two pest gall midges, Obolodiplosis robiniae (Haldeman) and Dasineura gleditchiae (Osten Sacken) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) on ornamental trees in Sweden. Entomologisk Tidskrift, 130(2):113-120. http://www.sef.nu/

Roskam H; Aa Hvan der; As Bvan; Bijkerk J; Ellis W; Moraal L, 2008. Explosive occurrence of Obolodiplosis robiniae (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), a gall midge new for The Netherlands. (Korte mededelingen: massaal voorkomen van Obolodiplosis robiniae (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), een nieuwe galmugsoort voor Nederland.) Entomologische Berichten, 68(1):27-28. http://www.nev.nl/eb/index.html

Skrzypczynska M, 2008. Gall midge Obolodiplosis robiniae (Haldeman, 1847) - the new pest of Robinia pseudoacacia L. leaves in Poland. (Pryszczarek Obolodiplosis robiniae (Haldeman, 1847) - nowy szkodnik lisci robinii biaej Robinia pseudoacacia L. w Polsce.) Sylwan, 152(10):14-16. http://sylwan.ibles.waw.pl/

Skuhravá M; Skuhravý V; Csóka G, 2007. The invasive spread of the gall midge Obolodiplosis robiniae in Europe. Cecidology, 22(2):84-90.

Stalazs A, 2014. New records of some dipterans (Diptera: Cecidomyidae, Tephritidae) in north-eastern Lithuania. Zoology and Ecology, 24(1):55-57. http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tzec20

Sviridov SV; Bazhenova TN, 2009. The first record of Platygaster robiniae (Hymenoptera, Platygastridae), parasitoid of Obolodiplosis robiniae (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) for Ukraine. Vestnik Zoologii, 43(2):106. http://www.v-zool.kiev.ua

Tomiczek C; Cech TL; Fürst A; Hoyer-Tomiczek U; Krehan H; Perny B; Steyrer G, 2009. Forest protection situation 2008 in Austria. (Forstschutzsituation 2008 in Österreich.) Forstschutz Aktuell, No.46:3-8.

Tóth P; Vánová M; Lukás J, 2009. The distribution of Obolodiplosis robiniae on black locust in Slovakia. Journal of Pest Science, 82(1):61-66. http://www.springerlink.com/content/j481530468021478/?p=8730865c61aa4e659aa9345ed19e8eac&pi=9

Uechi N; Yukawa J; Usuba S, 2005. Recent distributional records of an alien gall midge, Obolodiplosis robiniae (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) in Japan, and a brief description of its pupal morphology. Kyushu Plant Protection Research, 51:89-93.

Wehrmaker A, 2007. The black locust gall midge Obolodiplosis robiniae (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) already widespread in Southwestern Germany in 2006. Cecidology, 22(2):57-59.

Wermelinger B; Skuhravá M, 2007. First records of the gall midge Obolodiplosis robiniae (Haldeman) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) and its associated parasitoid Platygaster robiniae Buhl & Duso (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae) in Switzerland. Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft, 80(3/4):217-221.

Yang ZhongQi; Qiao XiuRong; Bu WenJun; Yao YanXia; Xiao Yan; Han YiSheng, 2006. First discovery of an important invasive insect pest, Obolodiplosis robiniae (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) in China. Acta Entomologica Sinica, 49(6):1050-1053.

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