Graphocephala fennahi Young, 1977 (Cicadellidae) was observed for the first time in Russia in 201... more Graphocephala fennahi Young, 1977 (Cicadellidae) was observed for the first time in Russia in 2018 in Moscow City on hedge bindweed, Calystegia sepium (Convolvulaceae) and Rhododendron spp. (Ericaceae). A small population of Pochazia shantungensis (Chou & Lu, 1977) (Ricaniidae) was recorded for the first time in Russia in 2022 in Sochi City, Krasnodar Territory, on the broadāleaf privet, Ligustrum lucidum (Oleaceae). It is likely that both species of insects were accidentally introduced with ornamental plants for planting. In total, alien Auchenorrhyncha species in Russia now comprise six species, two of which are of Asian origin (Orosanga japonica and P. shantungensis; both Ricaniidae) and four are of Nearctic origin (Stictocephala bisonia [Membracidae], Metcalfa pruinosa [Flatidae], Scaphoideus titanus and G. fennahi [both Cicadellidae]).
Š¤ŠøŃŠ¾ŃŠ°Š½ŠøŃŠ°ŃŠ½ŃŠ¹ Š¼Š¾Š½ŠøŃŠ¾ŃŠøŠ½Š³ Š² Š½Š°ŃŠ°Š¶Š“ŠµŠ½ŠøŃŃ Š²Š»Š°Š¶Š½ŃŃ ŃŃŠ±ŃŃŠ¾ŠæŠøŠŗŠ¾Š² Š Š¾ŃŃŠøŠø (Š³.Ā Š”Š¾ŃŠø) Š²ŃŃŠ²ŠøŠ» Š½Š¾Š²ŃŠµ ŃŃŠ¶ŠµŃŠ¾Š“... more Š¤ŠøŃŠ¾ŃŠ°Š½ŠøŃŠ°ŃŠ½ŃŠ¹ Š¼Š¾Š½ŠøŃŠ¾ŃŠøŠ½Š³ Š² Š½Š°ŃŠ°Š¶Š“ŠµŠ½ŠøŃŃ Š²Š»Š°Š¶Š½ŃŃ ŃŃŠ±ŃŃŠ¾ŠæŠøŠŗŠ¾Š² Š Š¾ŃŃŠøŠø (Š³.Ā Š”Š¾ŃŠø) Š²ŃŃŠ²ŠøŠ» Š½Š¾Š²ŃŠµ ŃŃŠ¶ŠµŃŠ¾Š“Š½ŃŠµ Š²ŠøŠ“Ń Š²ŃŠµŠ“ŠøŃŠµŠ»ŠµŠ¹ Š“ŃŠµŠ²ŠµŃŠ½ŃŃ ŃŠ°ŃŃŠµŠ½ŠøŠ¹. Š ŃŠ¶Šµ Š¾Š±Š½Š°ŃŃŠ¶ŠµŠ½Š½ŃŠ¼ Š² 2010ā2014 Š³Š³. Š“Š²Š°Š“ŃŠ°ŃŠø Š½Š¾Š²ŃŠ¼ Š“Š»Ń ŃŠµŠ³ŠøŠ¾Š½Š° Š²ŠøŠ“Š°Š¼ Š½Š°ŃŠµŠŗŠ¾Š¼ŃŃ Š² 2015ā2016 Š³Š³. Š“Š¾Š±Š°Š²ŠøŠ»Š¾ŃŃ ŠµŃŠµ ŃŠµŃŃŃ: Ceroplastes ceriferus F. (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae), Glyphodes pyloalis Walker (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), Dasineura gleditchiae Osten Sacken (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), Lamprodila (Palmar) festiva L. (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), Phyllonorycter robiniella Clemens (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), Halyomorpha halys StĆ„l (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae), ŠøŠ· Š½ŠøŃ C.Ā ceriferus ā Š½Š¾Š²ŃŠ¹ Š“Š»Ń Š Š¾ŃŃŠøŠø Š²ŠøŠ“, Š° Š¼Š°Š»Š°Ń ŃŃŃŠ¾Š²Š°Ń Š¾Š³Š½ŃŠ²ŠŗŠ° G.Ā pyloalis Š¾ŃŠ¼ŠµŃŠµŠ½Š° Š²ŠæŠµŃŠ²ŃŠµ Š² ŠŠ²ŃŠ¾ŠæŠµŠ¹ŃŠŗŠ¾Š¹ ŃŠ°ŃŃŠø Š Š¾ŃŃŠøŠø. ŠŠ°ŠøŠ±Š¾Š»ŠµŠµ Š¾ŠæŠ°ŃŠ½ŃŠ¼Šø Š²ŃŠµŠ“ŠøŃŠµŠ»ŃŠ¼Šø Š“Š»Ń Š“ŠµŠŗŠ¾ŃŠ°ŃŠøŠ²Š½ŃŃ Š½Š°ŃŠ°Š¶Š“ŠµŠ½ŠøŠ¹ ŃŠ²Š»ŃŃŃŃŃ L. (P.) festiva Šø C. ceriferus. Š Š½Š°ŃŃŠ¾ŃŃŠµŠµ Š²ŃŠµŠ¼Ń Š²Š¾ Š²Š»Š°Š¶Š½ŃŃ ŃŃŠ±ŃŃŠ¾ŠæŠøŠŗŠ°Ń Š Š¾ŃŃŠøŠø ŃŠ°Š·Š²ŠøŠ²Š°ŃŃŃŃ ŃŃŠø Š¾ŃŠ°Š³Š° C. ceriferus. ŠŃŠ¾Ń Š²ŃŠµŠ“ŠøŃŠµŠ»Ń Š¾ŃŠ¼ŠµŃŠµŠ½ Š½Š° ŃŠøŃŠ¾ŠŗŠ¾Š¼ ŠŗŃŃŠ³Šµ ŃŠ°ŃŃŠµŠ½ŠøŠ¹-Ń Š¾Š·ŃŠµŠ². GlyphodesĀ pyloalis Š²ŃŃŃŠµŃŠ°ŠµŃŃŃ ŠæŠ¾Š²ŃŠµŠ¼ŠµŃŃŠ½Š¾ Š½Š° ŃŠµŃŃŠøŃŠ¾ŃŠøŠø ŠŠ“Š»ŠµŃŃŠŗŠ¾Š³Š¾, Š„Š¾ŃŃŠøŠ½ŃŠŗŠ¾Š³Š¾ Šø Š¦ŠµŠ½ŃŃŠ°Š»ŃŠ½Š¾Š³Š¾ ŃŠ°Š¹Š¾Š½Š¾Š² Š³. Š”Š¾ŃŠø. ŠŠ°ŠøŠ±Š¾Š»ŠµŠµ ŃŠøŠ»ŃŠ½Š¾ Š²ŃŠµŠ“ŠøŃ ŃŃŠµŃŃŠµ ŠµŠ³Š¾ ŠæŠ¾ŠŗŠ¾Š»ŠµŠ½ŠøŠµ. Lamprodila (P.) festiva ŃŃŠ°Š»Š° ŠæŃŠøŃŠøŠ½Š¾Š¹ Š¼Š°ŃŃŠ¾Š²Š¾Š³Š¾ ŃŃŃŃ Š°Š½ŠøŃ ŠŗŠøŠæŠ°ŃŠøŃŠ¾Š²ŃŃ Š»ŠµŃŠ¾Š¼ 2016 Š³. (Š¾ŃŠ¼ŠµŃŠµŠ½Š° Š½Š° ŃŠµŠ¼Šø Š²ŠøŠ“Š°Ń ŃŠµŠ¼ŠµŠ¹ŃŃŠ²Š° ŠŗŠøŠæŠ°ŃŠøŃŠ¾Š²ŃŠµ). Halyomorpha halys, ŠæŠ¾Š²ŃŠµŠ¶Š“Š°ŃŃŠøŠ¹ ŠŗŠ°Šŗ Š“ŠµŠŗŠ¾ŃŠ°ŃŠøŠ²Š½ŃŠµ, ŃŠ°Šŗ Šø ŠæŠ»Š¾Š“Š¾Š²ŃŠµ Š½Š°ŃŠ°Š¶Š“ŠµŠ½ŠøŃ, Š½Š°ŠøŠ±Š¾Š»ŠµŠµ Š¾ŠæŠ°ŃŠµŠ½ Š“Š»Ń ŠæŠ»Š¾Š“Š¾Š²ŃŃ ŠŗŃŠ»ŃŃŃŃ. ŠŠ· Š“ŠµŠŗŠ¾ŃŠ°ŃŠøŠ²Š½ŃŃ ŠŗŃŠ»ŃŃŃŃ Š²ŃŠµŠ“ŠøŃŠµŠ»Ń ŠæŃŠµŠ“ŠæŠ¾ŃŠøŃŠ°ŠµŃ Paulownia tomentosaĀ (Thunb.)Ā Steud., Catalpa speciosa (Warder) Warder ex Engelm., Rosa spp. cult., Pittosporum spp. Šø Brugmansia sp. ŠŃŠ½Š¾Š²Š½Š¾Š¹ ŠæŃŠøŃŠøŠ½Š¾Š¹ ŠæŠ¾ŃŠ²Š»ŠµŠ½ŠøŃ Š½Š¾Š²ŃŃ ŃŃŠ¶ŠµŃŠ¾Š“Š½ŃŃ Š²ŠøŠ“Š¾Š² Š² ŃŠ½ŃŠ¾Š¼Š¾ŃŠ°ŃŠ½Šµ ŃŠµŠ³ŠøŠ¾Š½Š° ŠæŃŠµŠ“ŠæŠ¾Š»Š¾Š¶ŠøŃŠµŠ»ŃŠ½Š¾ ŃŠ²Š»ŃŠµŃŃŃ Š°Š½ŃŃŠ¾ŠæŠ¾Š³ŠµŠ½Š½ŃŠ¹ ŃŠ°ŠŗŃŠ¾Ń (ŠøŠ½ŃŃŠ¾Š“ŃŠŗŃŠøŃ Š½Š°ŃŠµŠŗŠ¾Š¼ŃŃ , Š½ŠµŠæŃŠµŠ“Š½Š°Š¼ŠµŃŠµŠ½Š½Š¾ Š²Š²ŠµŠ·ŠµŠ½Š½ŃŃ Ń ŠæŠ¾ŃŠ°Š“Š¾ŃŠ½ŃŠ¼ Š¼Š°ŃŠµŃŠøŠ°Š»Š¾Š¼ ŃŠ°ŃŃŠµŠ½ŠøŠ¹, ŃŃŠøŠ»ŠøŠ²ŃŠøŠµŃŃ ŃŃŠ°Š½ŃŠæŠ¾ŃŃŠ½ŃŠµ ŠæŠ¾ŃŠ¾ŠŗŠø). ŠŠøŠ¾Š»Š¾Š³ŠøŃ Š²ŃŃŠµŠæŠµŃŠµŃŠøŃŠ»ŠµŠ½Š½ŃŃ Š²ŠøŠ“Š¾Š² Š² ŠøŃŃŠ»ŠµŠ“ŃŠµŠ¼Š¾Š¼ ŃŠµŠ³ŠøŠ¾Š½Šµ Š½ŃŠ¶Š“Š°ŠµŃŃŃ Š² Š“Š¾ŠæŠ¾Š»Š½ŠøŃŠµŠ»ŃŠ½Š¾Š¼ ŠøŠ·ŃŃŠµŠ½ŠøŠø. Phytosanitary monitoring of vegetation of humid subtropics in Russia (Sochi, Krasnodar Region) revealed appearance of new alien species of arboreal pests. In addition to twenty species that were recorded in 2010ā2014, six more pest insect species were newly recorded in 2015ā2016: Ceroplastes ceriferus F. (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae), Glyphodes pyloalis Walker (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), Dasineura gleditchiae Osten Sacken (Diptera: Cecidomiidae), Lamprodila (Palmar) festiva L. (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), Phyllonorycter robiniella Clemens (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), Halyomorpha halys StĆ„l (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae). Among them C.Ā ceriferus is a new species for Russia and G.Ā pyloalis is new species to the European part of Russia. TheĀ most dangerous pests for decorative planted vegetation areĀ L.Ā (P.)Ā festiva and C.Ā ceriferus.Ā There are currently three mass propagation loci of C.Ā ceriferus in humid subtropics in Russia. This pest species has been recorded on a wide range of host plants. Glyphodes pyloalis has been recorded all over three districts of Sochi (Adler, Hosta and Central districts). The third annual generation of this species seems to cause the most significant damage. Lamprodila (P.) festiva has been recorded on seven species of Cupressaceae and this species caused mass death of cypresses in summer 2016. Ā Halyomorpha halys, which damages both decorative and fruit plants, is more hazardous to fruit crops.Ā Of ornamental plant species, this pest prefers Paulownia tomentosaĀ (Thunb.)Ā Steud., Catalpa speciosa (Warder) Warder ex Engelm., Rosa spp. cult., Pittosporum spp., and Brugmansia sp. The main cause of the appearance of these species in the region is assumed to be due to the anthropogenic factor (unintended introduction of insects with planting material, the amplified traffic). Biology of the listed species in the humid subtropics in Russia needs to be studied urgently.
According to the Latitudinal Biotic Interaction Hypothesis (LBIH), the general increase in biodiv... more According to the Latitudinal Biotic Interaction Hypothesis (LBIH), the general increase in biodiversity towards lower latitudes can be partially explained by an increase in the intensity of biotic interactions. While LBIH received some support for plant-herbivores interactions, much less is known about how higher trophic levels may contribute to shape biotic interactions across latitudinal gradients. We hypothesized that the diversity of insectivorous birds increases towards lower latitude, leading to higher predation rates on insect herbivores. We deployed plasticine caterpillars in 138 oak trees in 47 sites along a 19 degree latitudinal gradient in Europe to quantify bird insectivory through predation attempts. In addition, we used passive acoustic monitoring to (i) characterize the acoustic diversity of surrounding soundscapes; and (ii) infer both taxonomic and functional diversity of insectivorous birds from recordings. The functional diversity of insectivorous birds increased t...
Graphocephala fennahi Young, 1977 (Cicadellidae) was observed for the first time in Russia in 201... more Graphocephala fennahi Young, 1977 (Cicadellidae) was observed for the first time in Russia in 2018 in Moscow City on hedge bindweed, Calystegia sepium (Convolvulaceae) and Rhododendron spp. (Ericaceae). A small population of Pochazia shantungensis (Chou & Lu, 1977) (Ricaniidae) was recorded for the first time in Russia in 2022 in Sochi City, Krasnodar Territory, on the broadāleaf privet, Ligustrum lucidum (Oleaceae). It is likely that both species of insects were accidentally introduced with ornamental plants for planting. In total, alien Auchenorrhyncha species in Russia now comprise six species, two of which are of Asian origin (Orosanga japonica and P. shantungensis; both Ricaniidae) and four are of Nearctic origin (Stictocephala bisonia [Membracidae], Metcalfa pruinosa [Flatidae], Scaphoideus titanus and G. fennahi [both Cicadellidae]).
Š¤ŠøŃŠ¾ŃŠ°Š½ŠøŃŠ°ŃŠ½ŃŠ¹ Š¼Š¾Š½ŠøŃŠ¾ŃŠøŠ½Š³ Š² Š½Š°ŃŠ°Š¶Š“ŠµŠ½ŠøŃŃ Š²Š»Š°Š¶Š½ŃŃ ŃŃŠ±ŃŃŠ¾ŠæŠøŠŗŠ¾Š² Š Š¾ŃŃŠøŠø (Š³.Ā Š”Š¾ŃŠø) Š²ŃŃŠ²ŠøŠ» Š½Š¾Š²ŃŠµ ŃŃŠ¶ŠµŃŠ¾Š“... more Š¤ŠøŃŠ¾ŃŠ°Š½ŠøŃŠ°ŃŠ½ŃŠ¹ Š¼Š¾Š½ŠøŃŠ¾ŃŠøŠ½Š³ Š² Š½Š°ŃŠ°Š¶Š“ŠµŠ½ŠøŃŃ Š²Š»Š°Š¶Š½ŃŃ ŃŃŠ±ŃŃŠ¾ŠæŠøŠŗŠ¾Š² Š Š¾ŃŃŠøŠø (Š³.Ā Š”Š¾ŃŠø) Š²ŃŃŠ²ŠøŠ» Š½Š¾Š²ŃŠµ ŃŃŠ¶ŠµŃŠ¾Š“Š½ŃŠµ Š²ŠøŠ“Ń Š²ŃŠµŠ“ŠøŃŠµŠ»ŠµŠ¹ Š“ŃŠµŠ²ŠµŃŠ½ŃŃ ŃŠ°ŃŃŠµŠ½ŠøŠ¹. Š ŃŠ¶Šµ Š¾Š±Š½Š°ŃŃŠ¶ŠµŠ½Š½ŃŠ¼ Š² 2010ā2014 Š³Š³. Š“Š²Š°Š“ŃŠ°ŃŠø Š½Š¾Š²ŃŠ¼ Š“Š»Ń ŃŠµŠ³ŠøŠ¾Š½Š° Š²ŠøŠ“Š°Š¼ Š½Š°ŃŠµŠŗŠ¾Š¼ŃŃ Š² 2015ā2016 Š³Š³. Š“Š¾Š±Š°Š²ŠøŠ»Š¾ŃŃ ŠµŃŠµ ŃŠµŃŃŃ: Ceroplastes ceriferus F. (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae), Glyphodes pyloalis Walker (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), Dasineura gleditchiae Osten Sacken (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), Lamprodila (Palmar) festiva L. (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), Phyllonorycter robiniella Clemens (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), Halyomorpha halys StĆ„l (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae), ŠøŠ· Š½ŠøŃ C.Ā ceriferus ā Š½Š¾Š²ŃŠ¹ Š“Š»Ń Š Š¾ŃŃŠøŠø Š²ŠøŠ“, Š° Š¼Š°Š»Š°Ń ŃŃŃŠ¾Š²Š°Ń Š¾Š³Š½ŃŠ²ŠŗŠ° G.Ā pyloalis Š¾ŃŠ¼ŠµŃŠµŠ½Š° Š²ŠæŠµŃŠ²ŃŠµ Š² ŠŠ²ŃŠ¾ŠæŠµŠ¹ŃŠŗŠ¾Š¹ ŃŠ°ŃŃŠø Š Š¾ŃŃŠøŠø. ŠŠ°ŠøŠ±Š¾Š»ŠµŠµ Š¾ŠæŠ°ŃŠ½ŃŠ¼Šø Š²ŃŠµŠ“ŠøŃŠµŠ»ŃŠ¼Šø Š“Š»Ń Š“ŠµŠŗŠ¾ŃŠ°ŃŠøŠ²Š½ŃŃ Š½Š°ŃŠ°Š¶Š“ŠµŠ½ŠøŠ¹ ŃŠ²Š»ŃŃŃŃŃ L. (P.) festiva Šø C. ceriferus. Š Š½Š°ŃŃŠ¾ŃŃŠµŠµ Š²ŃŠµŠ¼Ń Š²Š¾ Š²Š»Š°Š¶Š½ŃŃ ŃŃŠ±ŃŃŠ¾ŠæŠøŠŗŠ°Ń Š Š¾ŃŃŠøŠø ŃŠ°Š·Š²ŠøŠ²Š°ŃŃŃŃ ŃŃŠø Š¾ŃŠ°Š³Š° C. ceriferus. ŠŃŠ¾Ń Š²ŃŠµŠ“ŠøŃŠµŠ»Ń Š¾ŃŠ¼ŠµŃŠµŠ½ Š½Š° ŃŠøŃŠ¾ŠŗŠ¾Š¼ ŠŗŃŃŠ³Šµ ŃŠ°ŃŃŠµŠ½ŠøŠ¹-Ń Š¾Š·ŃŠµŠ². GlyphodesĀ pyloalis Š²ŃŃŃŠµŃŠ°ŠµŃŃŃ ŠæŠ¾Š²ŃŠµŠ¼ŠµŃŃŠ½Š¾ Š½Š° ŃŠµŃŃŠøŃŠ¾ŃŠøŠø ŠŠ“Š»ŠµŃŃŠŗŠ¾Š³Š¾, Š„Š¾ŃŃŠøŠ½ŃŠŗŠ¾Š³Š¾ Šø Š¦ŠµŠ½ŃŃŠ°Š»ŃŠ½Š¾Š³Š¾ ŃŠ°Š¹Š¾Š½Š¾Š² Š³. Š”Š¾ŃŠø. ŠŠ°ŠøŠ±Š¾Š»ŠµŠµ ŃŠøŠ»ŃŠ½Š¾ Š²ŃŠµŠ“ŠøŃ ŃŃŠµŃŃŠµ ŠµŠ³Š¾ ŠæŠ¾ŠŗŠ¾Š»ŠµŠ½ŠøŠµ. Lamprodila (P.) festiva ŃŃŠ°Š»Š° ŠæŃŠøŃŠøŠ½Š¾Š¹ Š¼Š°ŃŃŠ¾Š²Š¾Š³Š¾ ŃŃŃŃ Š°Š½ŠøŃ ŠŗŠøŠæŠ°ŃŠøŃŠ¾Š²ŃŃ Š»ŠµŃŠ¾Š¼ 2016 Š³. (Š¾ŃŠ¼ŠµŃŠµŠ½Š° Š½Š° ŃŠµŠ¼Šø Š²ŠøŠ“Š°Ń ŃŠµŠ¼ŠµŠ¹ŃŃŠ²Š° ŠŗŠøŠæŠ°ŃŠøŃŠ¾Š²ŃŠµ). Halyomorpha halys, ŠæŠ¾Š²ŃŠµŠ¶Š“Š°ŃŃŠøŠ¹ ŠŗŠ°Šŗ Š“ŠµŠŗŠ¾ŃŠ°ŃŠøŠ²Š½ŃŠµ, ŃŠ°Šŗ Šø ŠæŠ»Š¾Š“Š¾Š²ŃŠµ Š½Š°ŃŠ°Š¶Š“ŠµŠ½ŠøŃ, Š½Š°ŠøŠ±Š¾Š»ŠµŠµ Š¾ŠæŠ°ŃŠµŠ½ Š“Š»Ń ŠæŠ»Š¾Š“Š¾Š²ŃŃ ŠŗŃŠ»ŃŃŃŃ. ŠŠ· Š“ŠµŠŗŠ¾ŃŠ°ŃŠøŠ²Š½ŃŃ ŠŗŃŠ»ŃŃŃŃ Š²ŃŠµŠ“ŠøŃŠµŠ»Ń ŠæŃŠµŠ“ŠæŠ¾ŃŠøŃŠ°ŠµŃ Paulownia tomentosaĀ (Thunb.)Ā Steud., Catalpa speciosa (Warder) Warder ex Engelm., Rosa spp. cult., Pittosporum spp. Šø Brugmansia sp. ŠŃŠ½Š¾Š²Š½Š¾Š¹ ŠæŃŠøŃŠøŠ½Š¾Š¹ ŠæŠ¾ŃŠ²Š»ŠµŠ½ŠøŃ Š½Š¾Š²ŃŃ ŃŃŠ¶ŠµŃŠ¾Š“Š½ŃŃ Š²ŠøŠ“Š¾Š² Š² ŃŠ½ŃŠ¾Š¼Š¾ŃŠ°ŃŠ½Šµ ŃŠµŠ³ŠøŠ¾Š½Š° ŠæŃŠµŠ“ŠæŠ¾Š»Š¾Š¶ŠøŃŠµŠ»ŃŠ½Š¾ ŃŠ²Š»ŃŠµŃŃŃ Š°Š½ŃŃŠ¾ŠæŠ¾Š³ŠµŠ½Š½ŃŠ¹ ŃŠ°ŠŗŃŠ¾Ń (ŠøŠ½ŃŃŠ¾Š“ŃŠŗŃŠøŃ Š½Š°ŃŠµŠŗŠ¾Š¼ŃŃ , Š½ŠµŠæŃŠµŠ“Š½Š°Š¼ŠµŃŠµŠ½Š½Š¾ Š²Š²ŠµŠ·ŠµŠ½Š½ŃŃ Ń ŠæŠ¾ŃŠ°Š“Š¾ŃŠ½ŃŠ¼ Š¼Š°ŃŠµŃŠøŠ°Š»Š¾Š¼ ŃŠ°ŃŃŠµŠ½ŠøŠ¹, ŃŃŠøŠ»ŠøŠ²ŃŠøŠµŃŃ ŃŃŠ°Š½ŃŠæŠ¾ŃŃŠ½ŃŠµ ŠæŠ¾ŃŠ¾ŠŗŠø). ŠŠøŠ¾Š»Š¾Š³ŠøŃ Š²ŃŃŠµŠæŠµŃŠµŃŠøŃŠ»ŠµŠ½Š½ŃŃ Š²ŠøŠ“Š¾Š² Š² ŠøŃŃŠ»ŠµŠ“ŃŠµŠ¼Š¾Š¼ ŃŠµŠ³ŠøŠ¾Š½Šµ Š½ŃŠ¶Š“Š°ŠµŃŃŃ Š² Š“Š¾ŠæŠ¾Š»Š½ŠøŃŠµŠ»ŃŠ½Š¾Š¼ ŠøŠ·ŃŃŠµŠ½ŠøŠø. Phytosanitary monitoring of vegetation of humid subtropics in Russia (Sochi, Krasnodar Region) revealed appearance of new alien species of arboreal pests. In addition to twenty species that were recorded in 2010ā2014, six more pest insect species were newly recorded in 2015ā2016: Ceroplastes ceriferus F. (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae), Glyphodes pyloalis Walker (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), Dasineura gleditchiae Osten Sacken (Diptera: Cecidomiidae), Lamprodila (Palmar) festiva L. (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), Phyllonorycter robiniella Clemens (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), Halyomorpha halys StĆ„l (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae). Among them C.Ā ceriferus is a new species for Russia and G.Ā pyloalis is new species to the European part of Russia. TheĀ most dangerous pests for decorative planted vegetation areĀ L.Ā (P.)Ā festiva and C.Ā ceriferus.Ā There are currently three mass propagation loci of C.Ā ceriferus in humid subtropics in Russia. This pest species has been recorded on a wide range of host plants. Glyphodes pyloalis has been recorded all over three districts of Sochi (Adler, Hosta and Central districts). The third annual generation of this species seems to cause the most significant damage. Lamprodila (P.) festiva has been recorded on seven species of Cupressaceae and this species caused mass death of cypresses in summer 2016. Ā Halyomorpha halys, which damages both decorative and fruit plants, is more hazardous to fruit crops.Ā Of ornamental plant species, this pest prefers Paulownia tomentosaĀ (Thunb.)Ā Steud., Catalpa speciosa (Warder) Warder ex Engelm., Rosa spp. cult., Pittosporum spp., and Brugmansia sp. The main cause of the appearance of these species in the region is assumed to be due to the anthropogenic factor (unintended introduction of insects with planting material, the amplified traffic). Biology of the listed species in the humid subtropics in Russia needs to be studied urgently.
According to the Latitudinal Biotic Interaction Hypothesis (LBIH), the general increase in biodiv... more According to the Latitudinal Biotic Interaction Hypothesis (LBIH), the general increase in biodiversity towards lower latitudes can be partially explained by an increase in the intensity of biotic interactions. While LBIH received some support for plant-herbivores interactions, much less is known about how higher trophic levels may contribute to shape biotic interactions across latitudinal gradients. We hypothesized that the diversity of insectivorous birds increases towards lower latitude, leading to higher predation rates on insect herbivores. We deployed plasticine caterpillars in 138 oak trees in 47 sites along a 19 degree latitudinal gradient in Europe to quantify bird insectivory through predation attempts. In addition, we used passive acoustic monitoring to (i) characterize the acoustic diversity of surrounding soundscapes; and (ii) infer both taxonomic and functional diversity of insectivorous birds from recordings. The functional diversity of insectivorous birds increased t...
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