Detection of Zabrotes subfasciatus and Bruchidius glycyrhizae (Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae) in Romania

By

Radac, Ioan Alexandru
Rădac, Ionela
Șerban, Cecilia

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022-6-30

Original Publication

Travaux du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle "Grigore Antipa"

Volume

65

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

71--81

Subjects

Alien species , Beans , Coleoptera , Distribution , Licorice , native , seed beetles , storage pests

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

București, România Muzeul Național de Istorie Naturală "Grigore Antipa" -2009

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/travaux.65.e81595

 

Abstract

Although beans are an important part of the human diet, their long-term storage is still problematic due to pest damage by seed beetles. This study provides data on a documented detection of Mexican bean beetle Zabrotes subfasciatus in Romania. A great number of individuals were found inside packages of small white beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) imported from Syria and Ethiopia. Based on the investigation of the infested seeds, rearing and biology of the species, it is unlikely that this alien species is established in Romania. We also provide the first known record of Bruchidius glycyrhizae in Romania, based on its previously known distribution and the range of its host plants, it is more likely an overlooked native species.