Postigo Jose-Luis, Shwartz Assaf, Strubbe Diederik, Muñoz Antonio-Román
Biogeography, Diversity and Conservation Research Team, Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad de Málaga, Malaga, Spain.
Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning, Technion - Israeli Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
Pest Manag Sci. 2017 Feb;73(2):349-353. doi: 10.1002/ps.4349. Epub 2016 Aug 12.
Monk parakeets, Myiopsitta monachus Boddaert, are native to South America but have established populations in North America, Europe, Africa and Asia. They are claimed to act as agricultural pests in their native range, and their communal stick nests may damage human infrastructure. Although several monk parakeet populations are present in the Mediterranean Basin and temperate Europe, little empirical data are available on their population size and growth, distribution and potential impact. We investigated the temporal and spatial dynamics of monk parakeets in Israel to assess their invasion success and potential impact on agriculture.
Monk parakeet populations are growing exponentially at a higher rate than that reported elsewhere. The current Israeli population of monk parakeets comprises approximately 1500 individuals. The distribution of the species has increased and shifted from predominantly urban areas to agricultural landscapes.
In Israel, monk parakeet populations are growing fast and have dispersed rapidly from cities to agricultural areas. At present, reports of agricultural damage are scarce. A complete assessment of possible management strategies is urgently needed before the population becomes too large and widespread to allow for cost-effective mitigation campaigns to be implemented. © 2016 Society of Chemical Industry.
和尚鹦鹉（Myiopsitta monachus Boddaert）原产于南美洲，但已在北美洲、欧洲、非洲和亚洲建立了种群。据称，它们在原生地是农业害虫，其群居的树枝巢可能会破坏人类基础设施。尽管地中海盆地和欧洲温带地区存在几个和尚鹦鹉种群，但关于其种群规模、增长、分布和潜在影响的实证数据很少。我们调查了以色列和尚鹦鹉的时空动态，以评估它们的入侵成功情况及其对农业的潜在影响。
和尚鹦鹉种群正以高于其他地方报道的速度呈指数增长。目前以色列的和尚鹦鹉种群约有1500只个体。该物种的分布范围扩大，已从主要城市地区转移到农业景观区域。
在以色列，和尚鹦鹉种群增长迅速，已从城市迅速扩散到农业地区。目前，关于农业受损的报告很少。在种群变得过于庞大和广泛以至于无法实施具有成本效益的缓解措施之前，迫切需要对可能的管理策略进行全面评估。© 2016化学工业协会。
