Invasive Alien Aphids (Hemiptera: Aphidomorpha) of Turkey

Abstract

This study aims to reveal important results on the relationship and the variation between the number of aphid species and the number of invasive alien aphid species in Turkey, the taxonomic diversity of invasive alien aphids, the distribution in Turkey and the regions of origin of invasive alien aphids. The comprehensive study present the presence of 60 invasive alien aphid species belonging to 35 genus from the Aphidomorpha suborder (Hemiptera) recorded in Turkey between 1903 and 2021. It was determined that the invasive alien aphid constitute about 10% of the aphid fauna of Turkey including 592 species belonging to 148 genera. Based on 119 years of data, the average introduction rate of invasive alien aphids into the aphid fauna of Turkey was calculated as 0.51 species per year. Also, it was determined that the invasive alien aphids are distributed in 60 of 81 provinces in Turkey. This study is the first comprehensive research including important data on invasive alien aphids in Turkey. As a result, it is thought that more local and territorial studies should be carried out in order to determine detally the current status and distribution of invasive alien aphids in Turkey.

Flight activity of aphids in different colour traps on citrus orchard

“…At present, there are approximately 5000 species in the world and 1600 species have been reported in Europe Eastop 2023, Nieto Nafria et al 2013). For example, the aphid fauna of Turkey is up to 632 (Akyürek et al 2019, Görür et al 2017, Görür et al 2023, Kök and Özdemir 2021, Kök and Özdemir 2022, Özdemir 2020) and 89 of these aphid species, most of which belong to the Aphididae family, are in citrus orchards (Satar et al 2014). Five species are known to seriously affect citrus plants in Turkey and they include Aphis gossypii Glover, Aphis spiraecola Patch, Aphis craccivora Koch, Myzus (N.) persicae (Sulzer) ve Aphis aurantii (Boyer de Fonscolombe) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) (Saraç et al 2015, Satar et al 2014, Uygun et al 1992, Uygun and Satar 2008, Zeren 1989).…”