Distribution area of Hyphantria cunea Drury: the analysis of Ukrainian and world data

Abstract

Hyphantria cunea Drury is a polyphagous quarantine pest, which is not evolutionarily tied to the territory of Ukraine. We have analyzed data from literary sources on the geographical spreading of Hyphantria cunea Drury, indicated the current area of the pest and noticed factors that influence the acclimatization of a pest. The motherland of Hyphantria cunea Drury is North America; in 1770, an entomologist Druri first described this species. The first indications of the harmfulness of Hyphantria cunea Drury are noted in the USA in 1899 and on the European continent Hyphantria cunea Drury was found near the city of Budapest (Hungary) on the island of Chepel in August 1940. By 1948, the pest had spread throughout Hungary and began to occupy the tree plantations of neighbouring countries, such as the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Yugoslavia, Romania, and Austria. At present, the pest is widespread in Europe, Asia, and North America. In Europe Hyphantria cunea Drury was found in countries such as: Austria, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Greece, Georgia, Italy, Moldova, Germany, Russia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, Hungary, Ukraine, France, Croatia, and the Czech Republic. In 1945 Hyphantria cunea Drury was found in Japan, in the parks of Tokyo. In 1979 – in China in Liaoning Province and in Southern Korea it was first described in 1958. In 2003, small foci of caterpillars of Hyphantria cunea Drury were found in Wellington (New Zealand). In Russia, the first foci of mass reproduction of Hyphantria cunea Drury were discovered in the forests of Krasnodar Krai in Krasnodar and Abinsk forest enterprises in 1976 on an area of 270 hectares. In Ukraine, the first foci of Hyphantria cunea Drury were found in Transcarpathia in 1952, in June, virtually all over the lowlands of the region. In the Northeastern part of the Forest-Steppe of Ukraine, in Sumy region in particular, Hyphantria cunea Drury was first registered in 2010. In Kharkiv region Hyphantria cunea Drury was discovered at the beginning of 80s of XX century. This article highlights the peculiarities of spreading of Hyphantria cunea Drury and its harmfulness. We have also established the ways of penetration and the current area of pest spreading in Ukraine and in the world. We have carried out the analysis of spreading data of the regulated pest in the territory of Ukraine and in the world, including in the territory of Kharkiv region and the factors, which influence the pest acclimatization have been noted.

Potential range expansion and niche shift of the invasive Hyphantria cunea between native and invasive countries

“…Our study indicates that areas highly suitable for H. cunea are mainly distributed in the eastern parts of China and the USA at similar latitudes. The modelled present‐day distribution range in China and the USA is consistent with the distribution pattern documented in several insect maps (Oliver, 1964; Kean & Kumarasinghe, 2007; Nakonechna et al ., 2019). H. cunea , which mainly feeds on broad‐leaved trees, is more invasive to areas with certain forest resources (Kean & Kumarasinghe, 2007).…”

Performance of Chouioia cunea reared from a coleopteran alternative host as a biocontrol agent against the invasive lepidopteran pest, Hyphantria cunea

“…Hyphantria cunea is native to North America, ranging from Canada to Mexico, but invaded central Europe and Eastern Asia during the 1940 s and it has been found in more than 30 countries as of 2019 6 . The moth is a polyphagous defoliating pest; its larvae can feed on 636 species of fruit, ornamental, and forest plants 7 . The larvae feed on the leaves and can create characteristic webbed nests on the tree limbs in the late summer and fall, 8 causing phytophagous damages to about 200 plant species in North America, 234 plant species in Europe, and over 300 plant species in Asia 7 …”

“…6 The moth is a polyphagous defoliating pest; its larvae can feed on 636 species of fruit, ornamental, and forest plants. 7 The larvae feed on the leaves and can create characteristic webbed nests on the tree limbs in the late summer and fall, 8 causing phytophagous damages to about 200 plant species in North America, 234 plant species in Europe, and over 300 plant species in Asia. 7 Chouioia cunea was first collected from H. cunea pupae in Guanzhong, Shaanxi Province, China, and described as a new genus and species.…”

“…7 The larvae feed on the leaves and can create characteristic webbed nests on the tree limbs in the late summer and fall, 8 causing phytophagous damages to about 200 plant species in North America, 234 plant species in Europe, and over 300 plant species in Asia. 7 Chouioia cunea was first collected from H. cunea pupae in Guanzhong, Shaanxi Province, China, and described as a new genus and species. 9 Since then, the parasitoid has also been found in other Chinese provinces and municipalities, including Shanxi, Liaoning, Hebei, Shandong, Beijing, Tianjin, and Shanghai 10 and reported from Italy and Japan, 11 Iran, 12 Georgia, 13 and Türkiye.…”

Journal of Plant Protection Research

“…The importance of invasive species for Europe and Ukraine has increased over the past 5 years, including: western corn rootworm beetle Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte (Skripnik and Makarus 2018;Borzich 2020), the American white moth Hyphantria cunea Drury (whose range in Ukraine has expanded considerably) (Nakonechna et al 2019), the peach twig borer, Anarsia lineatella Zell (Klechkovskiy and Ydicka 2021), the frosted moth-bug Metcalfa pruinosa Say (Popova et al 2018), and drosophila − Drosophila suzukii Matsumura (Skripnik 2018). There has also been the danger of the proliferation of the eastern cherry fruit fly Rhagoletis cingulate Loew (Titova et al 2017a).…”