Scirtothrips aurantii

Scirtothrips aurantii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Thysanoptera
Family:	Thripidae
Genus:	Scirtothrips
Species:	S. aurantii
Binomial name
Scirtothrips aurantii Faure, 1929[1]

Scirtothrips aurantii[2] is a thrips pest of Citrus spp.,[3][4] Mangifera indica,[3][5] Musa × paradisiaca,[4] Musa acuminata,[4] and Camellia sinensis.[5]

Range

Native range

Native to Africa[6][4][5] and Yemen.[4]

Introduced range

• Australia,[5][3] first detected in Brisbane, Queensland in 2002.[3] Surprisingly the usual infestation of Citrus is absent, and of Mangifera indica essentially absent.[3] This brings up several possible theories but none have been proven so far.[3]
• Spain,[6][7] first detected September 28th 2020 in Cartaya and Lepe, Province of Huelva, Andalusia by traps laid out by the government - and simultaneously by a berry company nearby.[6] 12 municipalities in the province are under a phytosanitary order that will include insecticide treatment.[6]

As a biocontrol

Scirtothrips aurantii is an effective biocontrol of Kalanchoe delagoensis (syn. Bryophyllum delagoense), also an invasive species of agricultural relevance in Australia.[3]

References

1. Faure, Jacobus Christian (1929). "The South African citrus thrips and five other new species of Scirtothrips Shull". Bulletin of the Faculty of Agriculture (18). Pretoria: Transvaal University College, Faculty of Agriculture: 1-18.
2. "Scirtothrips aurantii (SCITAU)[Overview]". European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization Global Database. 2000-12-23. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
3. Rafter, M.A.; Gillions, R.M.; Walter, G.H. (2008). "Generalist herbivores in weed biological control—A natural experiment with a reportedly polyphagous thrips". Biological Control. 44 (2). Elsevier BV: 188–195. doi:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2007.09.011. ISSN 1049-9644.
4. Mound, L. A.; Palmer, J. M. (1981). "Identification, distribution and host-plants of the pest species of Scirtothrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)". Bulletin of Entomological Research. 71 (3). Cambridge University Press (CUP): 467–479. doi:10.1017/s0007485300008488. ISSN 0007-4853.
5. "Scirtothrips aurantii (South African citrus thrips)". Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International - Invasive Species Compendium. 2019-11-19. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
6. "First report of Scirtothrips aurantii in Spain - EPPO Reporting Service no. 01 - 2021 - Num. article: 2021/008". European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization Global Database. 2020-09-28. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
7. "Scirtothrips aurantii (SCITAU)[World distribution]". European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization Global Database. 2021-01-29. Retrieved 2021-01-29.

External links

• "Scirtothrips aurantii (South African citrus thrips)". Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International - Invasive Species Compendium. 2019-11-19. Retrieved 2021-01-29.