<i>Ctenolepisma longicaudatum</i> Escherich (1905) Became a Common Pest in Europe: Case Studies from Czechia and the United Kingdom
Synanthropic invasive silverfish, <i>Ctenolepisma longicaudatum</i>, has been recently reported to cause nuisance in the indoor environment in many European countries. To get more details on the species distribution, the species occurrence was monitored by the authors in the countries wh...
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| author | Martin Kulma Terezie Bubová Matthew Paul Davies Federica Boiocchi Jiří Patoka |
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| description | Synanthropic invasive silverfish, <i>Ctenolepisma longicaudatum</i>, has been recently reported to cause nuisance in the indoor environment in many European countries. To get more details on the species distribution, the species occurrence was monitored by the authors in the countries where establishment of <i>C. longicaudatum</i> has been revealed in the last years. In Czechia, 20 findings from 14 municipalities in eight regions were recorded within the last three years. In the United Kingdom, 49 cases, including the first occurrence in Scotland, were recorded. Five cases were recorded for the Republic of Ireland. Domestic settings were the main habitat in the study countries (50.0% for the Czechia and Ireland and 36.8% for the United Kingdom). Regarding <i>C. longicaudatum</i> control, the standard silverfish strategy fails, and the use of insecticidal baits complemented by dust insecticides was suggested as the most promising approach. To reveal presence of <i>C. longicaudatum</i> in Europe, the search of literature, social platforms and databases on invasive species was conducted. According to these sources, the species is known from majority of European countries, when the high increase of records in recent decade was detected. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0f8201c114a34cd0846b6ca71fa3face2023-11-22T13:36:53ZengMDPI AGInsects2075-44502021-09-0112981010.3390/insects12090810<i>Ctenolepisma longicaudatum</i> Escherich (1905) Became a Common Pest in Europe: Case Studies from Czechia and the United KingdomMartin Kulma0Terezie Bubová1Matthew Paul Davies2Federica Boiocchi3Jiří Patoka4National Reference Laboratory of Vector Control, National Institute of Public Health, Šrobárova 49/48, 100 00 Prague, Czech RepublicNational Reference Laboratory of Vector Control, National Institute of Public Health, Šrobárova 49/48, 100 00 Prague, Czech RepublicKillgerm Chemicals Ltd., Wakefield Road, Ossett WF5 9AJ, UKDepartment of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), University of Milan, Via Celoria, 2, 20133 Milan, ItalyDepartment of Zoology and Fisheries, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 00 Prague, Czech RepublicSynanthropic invasive silverfish, <i>Ctenolepisma longicaudatum</i>, has been recently reported to cause nuisance in the indoor environment in many European countries. To get more details on the species distribution, the species occurrence was monitored by the authors in the countries where establishment of <i>C. longicaudatum</i> has been revealed in the last years. In Czechia, 20 findings from 14 municipalities in eight regions were recorded within the last three years. In the United Kingdom, 49 cases, including the first occurrence in Scotland, were recorded. Five cases were recorded for the Republic of Ireland. Domestic settings were the main habitat in the study countries (50.0% for the Czechia and Ireland and 36.8% for the United Kingdom). Regarding <i>C. longicaudatum</i> control, the standard silverfish strategy fails, and the use of insecticidal baits complemented by dust insecticides was suggested as the most promising approach. To reveal presence of <i>C. longicaudatum</i> in Europe, the search of literature, social platforms and databases on invasive species was conducted. According to these sources, the species is known from majority of European countries, when the high increase of records in recent decade was detected.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/12/9/810silverfishspreadinvasive speciessynanthropic speciespestLepismatidae |
| spellingShingle | Martin Kulma Terezie Bubová Matthew Paul Davies Federica Boiocchi Jiří Patoka <i>Ctenolepisma longicaudatum</i> Escherich (1905) Became a Common Pest in Europe: Case Studies from Czechia and the United Kingdom Insects silverfish spread invasive species synanthropic species pest Lepismatidae |
| title | <i>Ctenolepisma longicaudatum</i> Escherich (1905) Became a Common Pest in Europe: Case Studies from Czechia and the United Kingdom |
| title_full | <i>Ctenolepisma longicaudatum</i> Escherich (1905) Became a Common Pest in Europe: Case Studies from Czechia and the United Kingdom |
| title_fullStr | <i>Ctenolepisma longicaudatum</i> Escherich (1905) Became a Common Pest in Europe: Case Studies from Czechia and the United Kingdom |
| title_full_unstemmed | <i>Ctenolepisma longicaudatum</i> Escherich (1905) Became a Common Pest in Europe: Case Studies from Czechia and the United Kingdom |
| title_short | <i>Ctenolepisma longicaudatum</i> Escherich (1905) Became a Common Pest in Europe: Case Studies from Czechia and the United Kingdom |
| title_sort | i ctenolepisma longicaudatum i escherich 1905 became a common pest in europe case studies from czechia and the united kingdom |
| topic | silverfish spread invasive species synanthropic species pest Lepismatidae |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/12/9/810 |
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