First record of alien bulb-and-potato aphid Rhopalosiphoninus latysiphon (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in Serbia

Abstract

The North American aphid Rhopalosiphoninus latysiphon (Davidson, 1912) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) was found in Serbia for the first time. It is a polyphagous species, mainly feeding on roots, bulbs and tubers. This cryptic living species was detected in yellow water traps on fields of the Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, Novi Sad (Rimski Šančevi) during the monitoring of aphid flight activity in sugar beet. In total, three specimens were trapped in 2019 and 2020. The main morphological and biological characteristics of the species are given in the text.

Severnoamerička vrsta biljne vaši Rhopalosiphoninus latysiphon (Davidson, 1912) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) nađena je u Srbiji prvi put. To je polifagna vrsta koja se uglavnom hrani na korenu, lukovicama i krtolama. Ova kriptička vrsta otkrivena je pomoću žutih vodenih klopki koje su korišćene za praćenje leta biljnih vašiju u usevima šećerne repe na poljima Instituta za ratarstvo i povrtarstvo Novi Sad (Rimski Šančevi). Ukupno tri jedinke su ulovljene tokom 2019. i 2020. godine. Glavne morfološke i biološke karakteristike vrste prikazane su u radu.