Neoseiulus californicus

(McGregor, 1954)

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Ηabitat

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Habitat detail

"Neoseiulus californicus (McGregor) was collected in March 2010 from roses (Rosa sp.) grown in a greenhouse in the Peristerona area of the Nicosia district. Additionally, this phytoseiid was found in large numbers (>5 individuals in each of the sampled leaves) in September 2010 on beans in open-field cultivation, in the area of Chloraka of the town of Paphos" (Vassiliou et al. 2012).

Establishment status

Established

Establishment status detail

Alien:

First detection year

2010

Online resource

http://www.lea.esalq.usp.br/phytoseiidae/E_Species.php?esp=711

Pathway

3 TRANSPORT CONTAMINANT - Transportation of habitat material – THM

3 TRANSPORT CONTAMINANT - Contaminant on plants (except parasites) – Con Plant

3 TRANSPORT CONTAMINANT - Contaminant nursery material – CNM

Pathway detail

"It is important to note that no commercial importation of these species took place at any time and no release studies in any of the cropping systems adopted in Cyprus are reported" (Vassiliou et al. 2012).

References

Vassiliou VA, Kitsis PC, Papadoulis GT (2012) New records of phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from Cyprus. International Journal of Acarology 38(3): 191-196. https://doi.org/10.1080/01647954.2011.603357