Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) an emerging pest damaging protected crops of chilli pepper (Solanaceae). The Mediterranean fruit fly has long been associated with fruit production in coastal regions with a temperate climate. Though, rising temperatures especially in autumn and spring, affect the fly’s spread attacking other host plants.
According to the list published by the European Commission in October 2019, Xylella fastidiosa, the Japanesebeetle and the Asian long-horned beetle, are quarantine pests that have been identified as top priorities for EU Member States based on the severity of the economic, social and environmental problems they can cause. For each of the listed pests, EU Member States will be […]
A research by Daniel P. Bebber, Mark A. T. Ramotowski and Sarah J. Gurr, demonstrates an average poleward shift of 2.7±0.8 km yr−1 since 1960, in observations of hundreds of pests and pathogens, but with significant variation in trends among taxonomic groups. Observational bias, where developed countries at high latitudes detect pests earlier than developing countries at low latitudes, would result in […]
The Dactylopius opuntiae (Hemiptera: Dactylopiidae), is spreading rapidly in many countries, especially in the Mediterranean basin, where it has become a serious pest of prickly pear crops, Opuntia ficus‐indica (L.) Miller (Cactaceae). The cochineal was originally used as a biological agent to control cactaceous weeds in many countries where Opuntiaceae had been introduced. Currently, in some countries where the prickly […]
Quince moth Euzophera bigella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) and the olive leaf gall midge Dasineura oleae (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae),are two of the newly recorded pests in the Mediterranean basin. E. bigella was found infesting olive trees in 2011 in northern Greece. Infestation induced cracking and swelling symptoms on the bark of limbs and the periderm of trunks, accompanied by extensive internal bark necrosis, […]
