Myzus fataunae Shinji (Hemiptera: Aphididae), Pilea aphid, new to North America

Authors

Susan E. Halbert, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer ServicesFollow
Jade S. Allen, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer ServicesFollow
Matthew R. Moore, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer ServicesFollow
Katherine E.O. Fairbanks, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer ServicesFollow
Masakazu Sano, Hokkaido Agricultural Research Center, JapanFollow
Gary L. Miller, United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, MDFollow

ORCID IDs

Susan E. Halbert https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4341-5196

Matthew R. Moore https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6313-3690

Masakazu Sano https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7477-2570

Gary L. Miller https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5456-8097

Date of this Version

3-3-2023

Citation

Halbert SE, Allen JS, Moore MR, Fairbanks KEO, Sano M, Miller GL. 2023. Myzus fataunae Shinji (Hemiptera: Aphididae), Pilea aphid, new to North America. Insecta Mundi 0976: 1–10.

Comments

Published on March 3, 2023 by Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc. P.O. Box 141874 Gainesville, FL 32614-1874 USA http://centerforsystematicentomology.org/

This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons, Attribution Non-Commercial License

Abstract

Minute aphids belonging to the species Myzus fataunae Shinji (Hemiptera: Aphididae) were found at a nursery in Seminole County, Florida. Morphological and molecular data support this determination. The Florida population only colonized species of Pilea Lindl. in our host range experiments. It did not colonize Fatoua villosa. Nakai. Likewise, it did not colonize tested common Florida species of Urticaceae other than Pilea spp. Myzus fataunae is adventive, and it appears to be established in the United States.