Alien insect and mite pests introduced to Italy in sixty years (1945-2004)

摘要

The incidental introduction of exotic phytophagous insects and mites has became quite a common event in Italy, owing to intensive commercial exchanges of plants and goods and an ever-increasing tourist traffic. Furthermore, the range of Italian climatic parameters allows the establishment of subtropical species in the southern regions and of northern species in the temperate climate of North and Central Italy. Several alien species are recorded only in greenhouses. To find out how many phytophagous exotic species of phytophagous insects and mites have been recorded as incidentally introduced to Italy, and how many of these have succeeded in acclimatizing to Italian conditions, a selected bibliography over a period of 60 years (from 1945 to 2004) has been checked (Pellizzari & Dalla Monta, 1997; Pellizzari & Vacante, 2005). This work has led to the compilation of chronological lists in which the exotic, introduced species are grouped according to their host plants.