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]

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

Range

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Native range

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

Introduced range

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As a biocontrol

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

References

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  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. ^ a b c d e f g 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. ^ a b c d e 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. ^ a b c d "Scirtothrips aurantii (South African citrus thrips)". Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International - Invasive Species Compendium. 2019-11-19. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  6. ^ a b c d "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.
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