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This is the first report of Scaphoideus titanus, the main vector of flavescence dorée, for Madeira (Portugal) and also for Macaronesia. This new record currently represents its southernmost occurrence in Europe. This leafhopper is present in most of the primary wine production regions in the north of Madeira island. There were no symptoms of flavescence dorée disease during the monitoring period from 2010 to 2017. The ability of S. titanus to survive in regions with a subtropical climate suggests that it may also live in the most meridional areas of the Mediterranean region where, until now, it has been absent.

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The accidental introduction to Madeira of the invasive chestnut gall wasp (CGW), Dryocosmus kuriphilus, is reviewed, as is the subsequent biological control programme implemented by the Regional authorities. This control programme was based on the importation of a non-native parasitoid, Torymus sinensis. Results from five years of parasitoid release are presented, including a list of native parasitoid species associated with D. kuriphilus galls in Madeira. Five species of Hymenoptera are listed as new records for Madeira: Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu, 1951; Torymus sinensis Kamijo, 1982; Bootanomyia dorsalis (Fabricius, 1798); Colpoclypeus florus (Walker, 1839), and Ufens foersteri (Kryger, 1918).