The first detection of an alien, invasive bamboo aphid species of the genus Takecallis (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in Poland

Abstract

The first record of an oriental, alien aphid species belonging to the genus Takecallis, associated with the cold hardy bamboo Fargesia rufa T.P.Yi, collected in Słupsk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, is provided. The increase in worldwide trade of new frost-resistant ornamental bamboo varieties as a source of introducing alien species of insects in Europe and the role of garden centers as potential dispersal sites for these species is discussed.

Keywords

• bamboo trade
• fargesia
• pest
• takecallis arundicolens complex