Oak lace bug Corythucha arcuata (Say) (Hemiptera: Tingidae): distribution in Russia and possible control measures

Oak lace bug Corythucha arcuata (Say) was introduced from North America into Europe more than 20 years ago and subsequently spread widely across the continent, as well as Asia (Turkey). In 2015, the pest was first detected in the Russian Federation (Krasnodar Krai). To date, the bug has inhabited all the oak forests of the North Caucasus.

C. arcuata will be of particular danger in case of its introduction into oak forests in the area of floodplains of the Volga and Don rivers. Due to the fact that the bug has no local entomophages, this pest is considered a dangerous invader that can cause significant damage to Russian forestry. Effective measures against the oak lace bug have not yet been developed. The article analyzes information on ecology, trophic preferences and the distribution of the bug in the world and on the territory of the Russian Federation, and analyzes modern control measures used in other countries. The results of using pesticides against oak lace bug in Russia are given. A large-scale experiment conducted by the authors of the article in the outbreak of C. arcuata in the Republic of Adygea showed that the chemical pesticides “Locustin, KS” and “Espero, KS” have a pronounced knockdown effect, which leads to the death of about 89–95% of pest individuals in the second day after the treatment. However, these drugs do not have an ovicidal effect, and after the treatment of oak forests, the number of bugs is quickly restored. Most effectively, the feeding larvae of the bug are killed by “Bitoxibacillin, P”. The issue of reliable protection of oak forests can be resolved by introducing into Russia a specialized egg parasite Erythmelus klopomor Triap., which lives in the natural range of the pest in the United States. Studies on the use of parasitoids in Europe have not yet given positive results. Tests of some entomopathogenic fungi in Turkey, Croatia and Slovakia have shown the high effectiveness of some fungi against the bug. Thus, Beauveria pseudobassiana caused high mortality of nymphs and adults (mortality of 80 and 90%, respectively) within 14 days.

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