Insects Associated with the European Mistletoe (Viscum album) in Western Ukraine: a Pilot Study
The first insect-targeted study of the European mistletoe, Viscum album L., was conducted in Ukraine. In total, 35 species of insects reared from mistletoe were identified to belong to 5 orders, 20 families and 34 genera. Twenty-seven identified species were reared from mistletoe for the first time,...
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| author | A. M. Zamoroka V. Yu. Shparyk I. Ya. Dovhaniuk O. O. Varga |
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| description | The first insect-targeted study of the European mistletoe, Viscum album L., was conducted in Ukraine. In total, 35 species of insects reared from mistletoe were identified to belong to 5 orders, 20 families and 34 genera. Twenty-seven identified species were reared from mistletoe for the first time, including 17 species of Hymenoptera, 8 species of Coleoptera and 2 species of Diptera. Our results revealed significant gaps in knowledge about insects associated with mistletoe. This is appeared in the fact that more than 77 % of the insects we reared have never been detected on mistletoe before. It is obviously that 70 % to 90 % of the insects associated with mistletoe remain unknown. We also found a highly probable tripartite link between the European mistletoe, parasitic fungus Sphaeropsis visci and the saproxylic and mycetophagous Coleoptera. The in[1]teraction of Coleoptera with S. visci is facultatively mutualistic, and beetles act as vectors to spread spores and mycelium among mistletoes. In addition, we found the mass breading of invasive species Leiopus femoratus on V. album. Hence, V. album might play a crucial role in the mass and rapid invasion of L. femoratus in Europe. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a1b9de51226446f49cbfd166637b1e762023-12-05T08:26:59ZengPublishing House "Akademperiodyka"Zoodiversity2707-725X2707-72682023-10-0157510.15407/zoo2023.05.433468Insects Associated with the European Mistletoe (Viscum album) in Western Ukraine: a Pilot StudyA. M. Zamoroka0V. Yu. Shparyk1I. Ya. Dovhaniuk2O. O. Varga3Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Ivano-Frankivsk, UkraineVasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Ivano-Frankivsk, UkraineUzhhorod National University, Uzhhorod, UkraineSchmalhausen Institute of Zoology NAS of UkraineThe first insect-targeted study of the European mistletoe, Viscum album L., was conducted in Ukraine. In total, 35 species of insects reared from mistletoe were identified to belong to 5 orders, 20 families and 34 genera. Twenty-seven identified species were reared from mistletoe for the first time, including 17 species of Hymenoptera, 8 species of Coleoptera and 2 species of Diptera. Our results revealed significant gaps in knowledge about insects associated with mistletoe. This is appeared in the fact that more than 77 % of the insects we reared have never been detected on mistletoe before. It is obviously that 70 % to 90 % of the insects associated with mistletoe remain unknown. We also found a highly probable tripartite link between the European mistletoe, parasitic fungus Sphaeropsis visci and the saproxylic and mycetophagous Coleoptera. The in[1]teraction of Coleoptera with S. visci is facultatively mutualistic, and beetles act as vectors to spread spores and mycelium among mistletoes. In addition, we found the mass breading of invasive species Leiopus femoratus on V. album. Hence, V. album might play a crucial role in the mass and rapid invasion of L. femoratus in Europe.https://ojs.akademperiodyka.org.ua/index.php/Zoodiversity/article/view/468viscum albuminsectssaproxylic beetlesparasitoidsaphidophagousdipterainvasive speciesinsect-plant interactionparasitismmutualism |
| spellingShingle | A. M. Zamoroka V. Yu. Shparyk I. Ya. Dovhaniuk O. O. Varga Insects Associated with the European Mistletoe (Viscum album) in Western Ukraine: a Pilot Study Zoodiversity viscum album insects saproxylic beetles parasitoids aphidophagous diptera invasive species insect-plant interaction parasitism mutualism |
| title | Insects Associated with the European Mistletoe (Viscum album) in Western Ukraine: a Pilot Study |
| title_full | Insects Associated with the European Mistletoe (Viscum album) in Western Ukraine: a Pilot Study |
| title_fullStr | Insects Associated with the European Mistletoe (Viscum album) in Western Ukraine: a Pilot Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Insects Associated with the European Mistletoe (Viscum album) in Western Ukraine: a Pilot Study |
| title_short | Insects Associated with the European Mistletoe (Viscum album) in Western Ukraine: a Pilot Study |
| title_sort | insects associated with the european mistletoe viscum album in western ukraine a pilot study |
| topic | viscum album insects saproxylic beetles parasitoids aphidophagous diptera invasive species insect-plant interaction parasitism mutualism |
| url | https://ojs.akademperiodyka.org.ua/index.php/Zoodiversity/article/view/468 |
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