FOCUS OF THE MASS ACCUMULATION OF THE INVASIVE OAK LACE BUG, &lt;i&gt;CORYTHUCHA ARCUATA&lt;/i&gt; (SAY, 1832) (HEMIPTERA: HETEROPTERA: TINGIDAE), ON THE AI-PETRI PLATEAU (CRIMEA)
Journal: Russian Journal of Biological Invasions
Year: 2022

The results of observations of the mass accumulation of adults of the harmful invasive oak lace bug, Corythucha arcuata (Say, 1832) in 2018 and 2021 at the highest point of the Ai-Petri plateau (Crimea; 1234 m a.s.l.) are presented. The approximate number of aggregations of this species reached several thousand specimens, the density of groups reached 50 specimens/dm of ropeway structures. There are no food plants of this invader on the plateau. It is most likely that adults of C. arcuata are br