Invasion by the oak lace bug, Corythucha arcuata (Say) (Heteroptera: Tingidae), in Turkey

Authors

SERAP MUTUN
ZEYCAN CEYHAN
CAN SÖZEN

DOI

10.3906/zoo-0806-13

Abstract

Corythucha arcuata (Heteroptera: Tingidae) is an important pest species that causes severe damage to oak species by sucking up the cellular sap material and leaving its eggs on the underside of leaves. Considered a Nearctic species with a wide distribution, especially in the United States and southern Canada, it has recently been reported beyond the North American continent, specifically in Italy, Switzerland, and Turkey. Since its first report from Bolu, in 2003, the oak lace bug has rapidly dispersed throughout Turkey-to Düzce, Zonguldak, Sakarya, Kocaeli, Eskişehir, Ankara, Çankırı, and Bilecik provinces. The present study determined that the oak lace bug has infected 28,000 km^{2} of Turkey.

Keywords

Corythucha arcuata, invasive species, oak lace bug, pest species, Quercus, Tingidae

First Page

263

Last Page

268

Recommended Citation

MUTUN, SERAP; CEYHAN, ZEYCAN; and SÖZEN, CAN (2009) "Invasion by the oak lace bug, Corythucha arcuata (Say) (Heteroptera: Tingidae), in Turkey," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 33: No. 3, Article 2. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-0806-13
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol33/iss3/2