| Scirtothrips aurantii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Thysanoptera |
| Family: | Thripidae |
| Genus: | Scirtothrips |
| Species: | S. aurantii |
| Binomial name | |
| Scirtothrips aurantii Faure, 1929 | |
Scirtothrips aurantii is a thrips pest of Citrus spp., Mangifera indica, Musa × paradisiaca, Musa acuminata, and Camellia sinensis.
Range
Native range
Introduced range
- Australia, first detected in Brisbane, Queensland in 2002. Surprisingly the usual infestation of Citrus is absent, and of Mangifera indica essentially absent. This brings up several possible theories but none have been proven so far.
- Spain, first detected September 28th 2020 in Cartaya and Lepe, Province of Huelva, Andalusia by traps laid out by the government - and simultaneously by a berry company nearby. 12 municipalities in the province are under a phytosanitary order that will include insecticide treatment.
As a biocontrol
Scirtothrips aurantii is an effective biocontrol of Kalanchoe delagoensis (syn. Bryophyllum delagoense), also an invasive species of agricultural relevance in Australia.
References
- Faure, Jacobus Christian (1929). "The South African citrus thrips and five other new species of Scirtothrips Shull". Bulletin of the Faculty of Agriculture (18). Pretoria: Transvaal University College, Faculty of Agriculture: 1-18.
- "Scirtothrips aurantii (SCITAU)[Overview]". European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization Global Database. 2000-12-23. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
- ^ Rafter, M.A.; Gillions, R.M.; Walter, G.H. (2008). "Generalist herbivores in weed biological control—A natural experiment with a reportedly polyphagous thrips". Biological Control. 44 (2). Elsevier BV: 188–195. doi:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2007.09.011. ISSN 1049-9644.
- ^ Mound, L. A.; Palmer, J. M. (1981). "Identification, distribution and host-plants of the pest species of Scirtothrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)". Bulletin of Entomological Research. 71 (3). Cambridge University Press (CUP): 467–479. doi:10.1017/s0007485300008488. ISSN 0007-4853.
- ^ "Scirtothrips aurantii (South African citrus thrips)". Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International - Invasive Species Compendium. 2019-11-19. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
- ^ "First report of Scirtothrips aurantii in Spain - EPPO Reporting Service no. 01 - 2021 - Num. article: 2021/008". European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization Global Database. 2020-09-28. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
- "Scirtothrips aurantii (SCITAU)[World distribution]". European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization Global Database. 2021-01-29. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
External links
- "Scirtothrips aurantii (South African citrus thrips)". Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International - Invasive Species Compendium. 2019-11-19. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
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