Corythucha arcuata explained

Corythucha arcuata, the oak lace bug, is a species of Tingidae that is a pest of oaks. It is native to the New World, and was first observed in Europe in 2000.[1]

Pest status

A decade after its introduction to Europe, it began to spread rapidly, and has now become a major invasive pest in over 20 EU countries, where it forms large infestations on several oak species, and often does considerable damage, such that negative long-term effects on oak health and survival are expected.[2] [3] As of 2023, prospects for control of this invasive pest were considered poor, with projections that a continual spread across Europe is inevitable unless control can be achieved.[2] While there is at least one potential biological control agent known from its native range in the United States (an egg parasitoid mymarid wasp[4]), there are no known predators or parasites in Europe.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Bernardinelli, I. 2000. Distribution of the oak lace bug, Corythucha arcuata(Say) in northern Italy (Heteroptera, Tingidae). Redia LXXXIII: 157-162.
  2. Williams, D., Hoch, G., Csóka, G., de Groot, M., Hradil, K., Chireceanu, C., Hrašovec, B., & Castagneyrol, B. (2021). Corythucha arcuata (Heteroptera, Tingidae): Evaluation of the pest status in Europe and development of survey, control and management strategies (OLBIE). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4898795
  3. Hoch, G., Stemmelen, A., Eötvös, C. B., Hinterstoisser, W., Lanšćak, M., Stojnić, S., Tóth, M., Westergren, M., Zidar, S., Zlatković, M., Zoric, N., & de Groot, M. (2024). Infestation intensity by the invasive oak lace bug, Corythucha arcuata (Say) in mixed and pure oak stands. Journal of Applied Entomology, 148, 26–33. https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.13205
  4. Puttler, B. & Bailey, W. & Triapitsyn, S.. (2014). Notes on distribution, host associations, and bionomics of Erythmelus klopomor Triapitsyn (Hymenoptera, Mymaridae), an egg parasitoid of lace bugs in Missouri, USA, with particular reference to its primary host Corythucha arcuata (Say)(Hemiptera, Tingidae). Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research 46: 30-34. doi:10.4081/jear.2014.1857

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