Scirtothrips aurantii

Scirtothrips aurantii[2] is a thrips pest of Citrus spp.,[3][4] Mangifera indica,[3][5] Musa × paradisiaca,[4] Musa acuminata,[4] and Camellia sinensis.[5]

Scirtothrips aurantii
Scientific classification
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Genus:
Scirtothrips
Species:
S. aurantii
Binomial name
Scirtothrips aurantii
Faure, 1929[1]

Range

Native range

Native to Africa[6][4][5] and Yemen.[4]

Introduced range

As a biocontrol

S. aurantii is an effective biocontrol of Kalanchoe delagoensis (syn. Bryophyllum delagoense), also an invasive species of agricultural relevance in Australia.[3]

References

  1. Faure, Jacobus Christian (1929). "The South African citrus thrips and five other new species of Scirtothrips Shull". Bulletin of the Faculty of Agriculture. Pretoria: Transvaal University College, Faculty of Agriculture (18): 1-18.
  2. "Scirtothrips aurantii (SCITAU)[Overview]". European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization Global Database. 2000-12-23. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  3. Rafter, M.A.; Gillions, R.M.; Walter, G.H. (2008). "Generalist herbivores in weed biological control—A natural experiment with a reportedly polyphagous thrips". Biological Control. Elsevier BV. 44 (2): 188–195. doi:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2007.09.011. ISSN 1049-9644.
  4. Mound, L. A.; Palmer, J. M. (1981). "Identification, distribution and host-plants of the pest species of Scirtothrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)". Bulletin of Entomological Research. Cambridge University Press (CUP). 71 (3): 467–479. doi:10.1017/s0007485300008488. ISSN 0007-4853.
  5. "Scirtothrips aurantii (South African citrus thrips)". Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International - Invasive Species Compendium. 2019-11-19. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  6. "First report of Scirtothrips aurantii in Spain - EPPO Reporting Service no. 01 - 2021 - Num. article: 2021/008". European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization Global Database. 2020-09-28. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  7. "Scirtothrips aurantii (SCITAU)[World distribution]". European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization Global Database. 2021-01-29. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
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