Plant Protect. Sci., 2017, 53(3):127-133 | DOI: 10.17221/138/2016-PPS

Woolly ash aphid - is the alien bug posing a threat to European ash trees? - a reviewReview

Roman Hałaj1, Barbara Osiadacz2*
1 The Upper Silesian Nature Society, Katowice, Poland
2 Department of Entomology and Environmental Protection, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poznań, Poland

Prociphilus (Meliarhizophagus) fraxinifolii (Riley, 1879) (Hemiptera: Eriosomatidae) is an alien species in Europe that has been spreading quickly there. This paper presents the origin and current occurrence, classification, description, identification, and biology of this species. It also discusses the harmfulness and threats, especially the impact on host- plants and ecosystem, invasion rate and facilitating factors.

Keywords: Aphidoidea; biocapacity; climate changes; invasiveness forecast; species acclimatization; zoogeography

Published: September 30, 2017  Show citation

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Hałaj R, Osiadacz B. Woolly ash aphid - is the alien bug posing a threat to European ash trees? - a review. Plant Protect. Sci. 2017;53(3):127-133. doi: 10.17221/138/2016-PPS.
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