Androthrips ramachandrai
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Establishment status
Establishment status detail
Alien:
First detection year
2014
Impacts
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
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.