Plant Protect. Sci., 2005, 41(1):38-41 | DOI: 10.17221/2731-PPS

First records of the rhododendron leafhopper (Graphocephala fennahi) (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae) from the Czech Republic

Pavel Špryňar
Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

In summer and autumn of 2004 the cicadellid leafhopper species Graphocephala fennahi was detected in the Czech Republic for the first time as a new alien insect species feeding on Rhododendron. The species is native to North America and was introduced in the 1930's to Great Britain and in the 1970's to continental Europe, where its invasion and relationship to the rhododendron bud blast disease have been studied in detail. At present, the Czech populations of G. fennahi appear to be restricted to the Prague city area and near surroundings, but further spread of G. fennahi can be expected.

Keywords: Homoptera; insect invasions; ornamental horticulture; plant-animal interactions

Published: March 31, 2005  Show citation

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Špryňar P. First records of the rhododendron leafhopper (Graphocephala fennahi) (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae) from the Czech Republic. Plant Protect. Sci. 2005;41(1):38-41. doi: 10.17221/2731-PPS.
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