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Androthrips ramachandrai

Karny, 1926
Arthropoda » Thysanoptera » Phlaeothripidae » Androthrips ramachandrai
Ηabitat
I2 Parks
X11 Large parks
X23 Non-domestic gardens (large)
X24 Domestic gardens (urban)

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Establishment status
Established
Establishment status detail

Alien:

First detection year
2014
Impacts
Negative

Reduced performance of host-plant Ficus benjamina (Collins and Philippou 2016).

Predation of alien thrip Gynaikothrips uzeli, affecting the ornamental value of Ficus benjamina (Collins and Philippou 2016).

Pathway
3 TRANSPORT CONTAMINANT - Contaminant on plants (except parasites) – Con Plant
3 TRANSPORT CONTAMINANT - Contaminant nursery material – CNM
Pathway detail

Speculated (Demetriou pers. comm.)

References

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. 

"UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology"
Joint Service Health Unit
University of Cyprus - Department of Biological Sciences
Darwin Initiative
Akrotiri Environment

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