Štefánik Martin author Zvaríková Martina author Masarovič Rudolf author Fedor Peter author text journal article 2019 After the first record of the banded greenhouse thrips, Hercinothrips femoralis (Reuter, 1891) in Slovakia in 2008, a peculiar occurrence in an extreme subalpine environment of Podbanské (High Tatra Mts.), Slovakia, during the summer of the same year was observed. Since this species of exotic thrips is known to be almost sedentary, the mode of dispersal was hypothesized to be related to passive transport via weather currents. According to our observations of unintentional dispersal a test was conducted to research a previously unidentified introduction pathway of this species. Our preliminary results show that passive transport by humans plays a crucial role in the dispersal of H. femoralis. anthropochorous; banded greenhouse thrips; basil; pest; spread; thrips 10.17221/51/2019-PPS https://pps.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/pps-201904-0004.php https://pps.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/pps-201904-0004.php continuing 55 4 262 265 2019 12122580 periodical academic journal