Gynaikothrips ficorum
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Alien:
Reduced performance of host-plant Ficus microcarpae (alien invasive) (Compton et al. 2020).
Reduces ornamental value of alien plant Ficus benjamina (Collins and Philippou 2016).
Speculated (Demetriou pers. comm.)
Collins DW, Philippou D (2016) The first European records of the invasive thrips Gynaikothrips uzeli (Zimmermann) and an associated predator Androthrips ramachandrai Karny (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae), in Cyprus. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 152(1): 1–9.
Compton SG, Stavrinides M, Kaponas C, Thomas PJ (2020) No escape: most insect colonisers of an introduced fig tree in Cyprus come from the plant’s native range. Biological Invasions 22: 211–216. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-019-02132-4