Plant Protect. Sci., 2024, 60(2):207-211 | DOI: 10.17221/13/2024-PPS

Aceria artemisiifoliae Vidoviĉ & Petanoviĉ (Acari: Eriophyoidea) on common ragweed – the second record in the worldShort Communication

Peter Tóth ORCID...1, Monika Tóthová ORCID...2, Nikola Andjelkoviĉ ORCID...3, Slavica Marinkoviĉ ORCID...4, Tatjana Cvrkoviĉ ORCID...4, Biljana Vidoviĉ ORCID...3
1 International Network of Eco-Regions (IN.N.E.R.), Salerno, Italy
2 Institute of Agronomic Sciences, Faculty of Agrobiology and Food Resources, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovak Republic
3 Department of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Faculty of Agriculture, Belgrade-Zemun, University of Belgrade, Serbia
4 Institute for Plant Protection and Environment, Belgrade, Serbia

Common ragweed – Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. (Asteraceae) is an invasive plant species in Europe native to North America. Most of the records of known eriophyid mites on different ragweed species are from their native range. Our field experiments in Slovakia, 2016–2023, aimed to identify specific species feeding on common ragweed. We searched for symptomatic plants and collected growing tips, which were then preserved in 70% ethanol for further study. A recently described species of eriophyid mite, Aceria artemisiifoliae Vidoviĉ & Petanoviĉ (Acari: Eriophyoidea), was found in western and eastern Slovakia. This is the first record of the species in Slovakia and the second record in the world. It remains unclear whether this species is invasive like Ambrosia, and whether it could be used as a potential biological control agent.

Keywords: eriophyid mite; new record; invasive species; Ambrosia artemisiifolia; leafy rosette

Received: January 22, 2024; Revised: March 12, 2024; Accepted: March 19, 2024; Prepublished online: April 9, 2024; Published: May 20, 2024  Show citation

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Tóth P, Tóthová M, Andjelkoviĉ N, Marinkoviĉ S, Cvrkoviĉ T, Vidoviĉ B. Aceria artemisiifoliae Vidoviĉ & Petanoviĉ (Acari: Eriophyoidea) on common ragweed – the second record in the world. Plant Protect. Sci. 2024;60(2):207-211. doi: 10.17221/13/2024-PPS.
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