Kavran Mihaela, Konjević Aleksandra, Petrić Dušan, Ćupina Aleksandra Ignjatović
Center of Excellence, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 8, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
Insects. 2023 Aug 24;14(9):728. doi: 10.3390/insects14090728.
Urban areas are often populated by specific species of insects, some colorful and appealing, such as ladybugs and butterflies, and others irritating as nuisance bitters or as vectors of pathogens of public health importance. Mosquitoes in urban areas often utilize habitats adjacent to human residences, while phytophagous insect species such as stink bugs often colonize ornamental plants and utilize human-made structures including houses as overwintering shelters. This article discusses the early detection and the current distribution of two invasive mosquito species, Skuse 1894 and (Theobald 1901), in Serbia, introduced in 2009 and 2018, respectively. From the first findings until today, regular monitoring has been carried out and the establishment of both species in the newly invaded areas has been confirmed. Both species can become nuisance species, especially at high population densities, but more importantly, they are capable of transmitting a wide variety of arboviruses of public health importance. This article also discusses two invasive stink bug species Stål 1855 and Linnaeus 1758, introduced in Serbia in 2015 and 2008, respectively. These two stink bug species have also been monitored, and the establishment of their populations in the country has been confirmed. Both species have caused damage to a wide range of crops and ornamental plants and sometimes become nuisance pests in urban areas.
城市地区常常有特定种类的昆虫出没，有些色彩斑斓且惹人喜爱，如瓢虫和蝴蝶，而另一些则令人厌烦，要么是滋扰性叮咬昆虫，要么是具有公共卫生重要性的病原体传播媒介。城市地区的蚊子常常利用靠近人类住所的栖息地，而诸如椿象等植食性昆虫种类则常常在观赏植物上繁殖，并利用包括房屋在内的人造建筑作为越冬庇护所。本文讨论了两种入侵性蚊子物种，即分别于2009年和2018年引入塞尔维亚的斯库斯蚊（Skuse，1894）和致倦库蚊（Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus，Theobald，1901）的早期发现及当前分布情况。从首次发现至今，一直在进行定期监测，并已证实在新入侵地区这两个物种均已立足。这两个物种都可能成为滋扰性物种，尤其是在种群密度高的时候，但更重要的是，它们能够传播多种具有公共卫生重要性的虫媒病毒。本文还讨论了分别于2015年和2008年引入塞尔维亚的两种入侵性椿象物种，即斯氏珀蝽（Plautia stali，Stål，1855）和茶翅蝽（Halyomorpha halys，Linnaeus，1758）。这两种椿象物种也受到了监测，并且已证实它们在该国已形成种群。这两个物种都对多种农作物和观赏植物造成了损害，有时还会在城市地区成为令人讨厌的害虫。
