OPHRAELLA COMMUNA (COLEOPTERA: CHRYSOMELIDAE) HAS ARRIVED IN SERBIA

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Olivera Petrović-Obradović
University of Belgrade - Faculty of Agriculture, Nemanjina 6, 11080 Belgrade-Zemun, Serbia
Dragica Smiljanić
University of Belgrade - Faculty of Agriculture, Nemanjina 6, 11080 Belgrade-Zemun, Serbia
Milica Čkrkić Matijević
University of Belgrade - Faculty of Agriculture, Nemanjina 6, 11080 Belgrade-Zemun, Serbia

Abstract

Ophraella communa LeSage, 1986 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae) is a North American chrysomelid successfully spreading through Europe in recent years. It is a natural enemy and a potential biocontrol agent of Ambrosia artemisiifolia L., an important invasive weed, both for agricultural crops and public health (Vrbničanin, et al., 2008). In Europe, O. communa was first detected in Italy (Boriani et al., 2013), after which it has spread to Switzerland (Müller-Schärer et al., 2014), Slovenia (Seljak, 2017) and Croatia (Zadravec et al., 2019). Here we report the first record of O. commmuna from Serbia. Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. (Asteraceae) plants were surveyed during 2020 in 7 localities in Serbia (Fruška gora - Ležimir, Šid, Sremska Mitrovica, Bela Crkva, Belgrade, Donji Milanovac, Valjevo, Stara planina). Plants were surveyed in the fields, samples were gathered and then inspected in the laboratory.

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Petrović-Obradović, O., Smiljanić, D., & Čkrkić Matijević, M. (2020). OPHRAELLA COMMUNA (COLEOPTERA: CHRYSOMELIDAE) HAS ARRIVED IN SERBIA. Acta Entomologica Serbica, 25(2), 101-104. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4230314
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Vol 25 No 2 (2020)
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