Aphid migrant activity in refuge habitats of the Wielkopolska agricultural landscape

Abstract

Refuge habitats have a stabilising effect on the entomofauna in the agricultural landscape. The objective of this research was to follow the migrant activity of aphids in two types of refuge habitats: shrubs and roadsides of rural areas. Moericke traps method were used for testing the seasonal activity of aphids. The dynamics of species numbers were assessed, and the phenology of the dominating taxa was examined. From 2008 to 2010, more than 5,000 winged aphids from 94 species were caught in shrub habitats, and 83 species were caught in rural roadside habitats. The characteristics of aphid groups were defined on the basis of selected indicators.Annually, in both locations, flight activity was shown by a group of several taxa. The rank position of the species was varied in the particular sites and years of the research. Species participation differed when analysing aphid flights, so the seasons were divided into three separate periods: spring, summer, and autumn.

Can linear transportation infrastructure verges constitute a habitat and/or a corridor for insects in temperate landscapes? A systematic review

“…All studies except Ditsworth et al [108], Freitag et al [109] and Wilkaniec et al [113] reported no statistically significant differences between the biodiversity of verges and those of the compared similar habitats for at least one of their comparisons. However, Ditsworth et al [108] reported that a power line corridor hosted more individuals of Cicadellidae, Aphididae, Lepidoptera and Thysanoptera than pynion-juniperus woodland.…”

“…• "unwanted species" (invasive species, pests…) along roads (group f ) [101][102][103][104][105][106][107]. • other taxa along terrestrial LTIs (group g) [49,67,90,91,100,[108][109][110][111][112][113]. • various taxa along waterways (group h) [114][115][116].…”

“…Martinez and Wool [112] evidenced that aphids inducing galls on Pistacia trees were mainly more abundant on Pistacia trees of roadsides than on Pistacia trees in the shrub land, and interpreted this fact with the higher water supply along roads, which favors both tree and aphid growth. Similarly, Wilkaniec et al [113] calculated a Shannon-Weaver index of aphids higher in roadsides than in the shrub habitats.…”

Journal of Plant Protection Research

“…It was found for the first time in 2002 in Southern Poland (Cichocka and Lubiarz 2003), and three years later recorded in Poznań from P. cerasifera (Wilkaniec and Wilkaniec 2013). Since then, the species has been constantly collected from various objects of urban green areas in Poznań (Wilkaniec et al 2015(Wilkaniec et al , 2016.…”

Diversity and plant interactions of aphids (Hemiptera: Aphidomorpha) adjacent to Çardak Lagoon with new aphid and host records for Turkey

“…Aphids can show different responses to different habitats such as agricultural, nonagricultural, urban and landscape areas in terms of their diversity, species richness, abundance, plant interactions and diversity of natural enemies (Janković et al, 2017;Kök et al, 2020;Barczak et al, 2021). Also, non-crop contexts such as stubble and pasture areas, roadsides, urban and landscape areas are important as refuge habitats for aphids with a migratory life cycle (Wilkaniec et al, 2015). Among these areas, lagoons are defined as semi-connected coastal ponds located on the edge of seas with a large coastal zone; they are also considered as geographical heritage due to their rare geomorphological formations (Kocataş, 1999;Doğaner, 2003).…”