Published September 11, 2023
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First record of Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann, 1910 (Hemiptera, Coreidae) in the Canary Islands, a novel pine pest detected through citizen science in an oceanic archipelago
- 1. Departamento de Biología Animal, Edafología y Geología, Grupo de Sistemática, Biogeografía y Evolución de Artrópodos de Canarias, University of La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands 38200, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain
- 2. Island Ecology and Evolution Research Group, Institute of Natural Products and Agrobiology (IPNA-CSIC), Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez 3, La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands 38206, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain
- 3. Servicio de Biodiversidad, Dirección General de Lucha contra el Cambio Climático y Medio Ambiente. Consejería de Transición Ecológica, Lucha contra el Cambio Climático y Planificación Territorial, Gobierno de Canarias, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
- 4. Gestión y Planeamiento Territorial y Medioambiental, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
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The 'western seed bug', known as Leptoglossus occidentalis, is considered a global invasive species that has experienced a recent rapid expansion worldwide, becoming an important pest species for coniferous forests.
With the 'Canary Islands early-warning network for the detection and intervention of invasive exotic species' (RedEXOS), this species was detected for the first time in the Canarian archipelago in an urban area in the eastern part of the island of Gran Canaria. This early detection is crucial for understanding the potential damage in one of the islands with the highest surface area of natural endemic pine forest.
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