The Cypress Jewel Beetle Lamprodila Festiva Linné, 1767 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), an Invasive Major Pest of Thuja Occidentalis Linné in Romania

  • Horia BUNESCU University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca
  • Teodora FLORIAN University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca
  • Diana DRĂGAN University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca
  • Arnilva MARA University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca
  • Ionuţ-Bogdan HULUJAN University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca
  • Ximena-Denisa RĂU University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca
Keywords: invasive species, Lamprodila festiva Linné, pest, Thuja occidentalis Linné

Abstract

The invasive species called the cypress jewel beetle, Lampodila festiva Linné (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) is a major pest in urban areas, infesting the white cedar, Thuja occidentalis Linné (Cupressales: Cupressaceae), in parks, gardens, nurseries and hedges. The insects develops in wood, affecting the trees by galleries made by larvae inside. The invasion of the beetle was growing faster in the last years, migrating from its native area of Mediteranean region, including parts of Northern Africa,   to the Southern and Western Europe, then in the Central and Eastern countries. The studies were carried out in 2017-2024 in Cluj-Napoca (Romania), in different area of the city (11 locations) and in laboratory conditions. The insects have been observed and collected from the colonized plants of white cedar, Thuja occidentalis Linné and then photographed and studied with the corresponding description.

Published
2024-12-26
How to Cite
BUNESCU, H., FLORIAN, T., DRĂGAN, D., MARA, A., HULUJAN, I.-B. and RĂU, X.-D. (2024) “The Cypress Jewel Beetle Lamprodila Festiva Linné, 1767 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), an Invasive Major Pest of Thuja Occidentalis Linné in Romania”, Hop and Medicinal Plants, 32(1-2), pp. 204-224. doi: 10.15835/hpm.v32i1-2.15026.