Overwintering of Thrips (Thysanoptera) Under the Bark of the Plane Tree (<i>Platanus</i> x <i>hispanica</i> Mill. ex Münchh.) in Southeastern Poland
The insect fauna overwintering under the bark of tree trunks is very rarely studied. Thrips (Thysanoptera) associated with the plane tree (<i>Platanus</i> x <i>hispanica</i> Mill. ex Münchh., syn. <i>Platanus</i> x <i>acerifolia</i> (Aiton) Willd.) hav...
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| description | The insect fauna overwintering under the bark of tree trunks is very rarely studied. Thrips (Thysanoptera) associated with the plane tree (<i>Platanus</i> x <i>hispanica</i> Mill. ex Münchh., syn. <i>Platanus</i> x <i>acerifolia</i> (Aiton) Willd.) have not been studied so far, especially those overwintering on the non-native tree in Poland. The study was carried out in March and April 2014 and 2015 and in February 2016 in 29 localities in southeastern Poland. The study sites were localized in urban and rural parks. Tree bark samples were taken from each trunk at a height of 1–2 m and collected in 4 L plastic bags (approximately 250 cm<sup>2</sup>). Thrips were sorted from the pieces of plane tree bark in the laboratory and preserved in 70% ethyl alcohol; the species were identified on microscopic slides. Fifteen species, nine from the suborder Terebrantia and six from the suborder Tubulifera, were identified. Ten species were dendrophilous, among which all Tubuliferan species were fungivorous. A total of 494 thrips individuals were collected, with 84% representing the suborder Terebrantia. The most abundant thrips species included <i>Dendrothrips degeeri</i> Uzel, <i>Phlaeothrips coriaceus</i> Haliday, <i>Thrips major</i> Uzel, and <i>Dendrothrips ornatus</i> (Jablonowski). <i>D.</i> degeeri, i.e., the most numerous species, was found in the highest number of sites (22), while six species were only found in one site each. Generalized Linear Model (GLM) and Nonmetric Multidimensional Scaling (NMDS) analysis showed that the species composition was strongly associated with environmental such factors as insolation, the trunk circumference, and the number of trunks where the species overwintered. Our research has shown that the bark of plane trees (<i>Platanus</i> x <i>hispanica</i>) provided a suitable habitat for thrips overwintering. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0ceb25d0c58344cabb9207e7a98cb4122025-01-24T13:35:52ZengMDPI AGInsects2075-44502025-01-011619210.3390/insects16010092Overwintering of Thrips (Thysanoptera) Under the Bark of the Plane Tree (<i>Platanus</i> x <i>hispanica</i> Mill. ex Münchh.) in Southeastern PolandHalina Kucharczyk0Marek Kucharczyk1Tomasz Olbrycht2Department of Zoology and Nature Protection, Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, 19 Akademicka Str., 20-033 Lublin, PolandDepartment of Zoology and Nature Protection, Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, 19 Akademicka Str., 20-033 Lublin, PolandDepartment of Agroecology and Forest Utilization, University of Rzeszów, 1a M.Ćwiklińskiej Str., 35-601 Rzeszów, PolandThe insect fauna overwintering under the bark of tree trunks is very rarely studied. Thrips (Thysanoptera) associated with the plane tree (<i>Platanus</i> x <i>hispanica</i> Mill. ex Münchh., syn. <i>Platanus</i> x <i>acerifolia</i> (Aiton) Willd.) have not been studied so far, especially those overwintering on the non-native tree in Poland. The study was carried out in March and April 2014 and 2015 and in February 2016 in 29 localities in southeastern Poland. The study sites were localized in urban and rural parks. Tree bark samples were taken from each trunk at a height of 1–2 m and collected in 4 L plastic bags (approximately 250 cm<sup>2</sup>). Thrips were sorted from the pieces of plane tree bark in the laboratory and preserved in 70% ethyl alcohol; the species were identified on microscopic slides. Fifteen species, nine from the suborder Terebrantia and six from the suborder Tubulifera, were identified. Ten species were dendrophilous, among which all Tubuliferan species were fungivorous. A total of 494 thrips individuals were collected, with 84% representing the suborder Terebrantia. The most abundant thrips species included <i>Dendrothrips degeeri</i> Uzel, <i>Phlaeothrips coriaceus</i> Haliday, <i>Thrips major</i> Uzel, and <i>Dendrothrips ornatus</i> (Jablonowski). <i>D.</i> degeeri, i.e., the most numerous species, was found in the highest number of sites (22), while six species were only found in one site each. Generalized Linear Model (GLM) and Nonmetric Multidimensional Scaling (NMDS) analysis showed that the species composition was strongly associated with environmental such factors as insolation, the trunk circumference, and the number of trunks where the species overwintered. Our research has shown that the bark of plane trees (<i>Platanus</i> x <i>hispanica</i>) provided a suitable habitat for thrips overwintering.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/16/1/92thripsoverwinteringLondon planeplane treetree barkbiodiversity |
| spellingShingle | Halina Kucharczyk Marek Kucharczyk Tomasz Olbrycht Overwintering of Thrips (Thysanoptera) Under the Bark of the Plane Tree (<i>Platanus</i> x <i>hispanica</i> Mill. ex Münchh.) in Southeastern Poland Insects thrips overwintering London plane plane tree tree bark biodiversity |
| title | Overwintering of Thrips (Thysanoptera) Under the Bark of the Plane Tree (<i>Platanus</i> x <i>hispanica</i> Mill. ex Münchh.) in Southeastern Poland |
| title_full | Overwintering of Thrips (Thysanoptera) Under the Bark of the Plane Tree (<i>Platanus</i> x <i>hispanica</i> Mill. ex Münchh.) in Southeastern Poland |
| title_fullStr | Overwintering of Thrips (Thysanoptera) Under the Bark of the Plane Tree (<i>Platanus</i> x <i>hispanica</i> Mill. ex Münchh.) in Southeastern Poland |
| title_full_unstemmed | Overwintering of Thrips (Thysanoptera) Under the Bark of the Plane Tree (<i>Platanus</i> x <i>hispanica</i> Mill. ex Münchh.) in Southeastern Poland |
| title_short | Overwintering of Thrips (Thysanoptera) Under the Bark of the Plane Tree (<i>Platanus</i> x <i>hispanica</i> Mill. ex Münchh.) in Southeastern Poland |
| title_sort | overwintering of thrips thysanoptera under the bark of the plane tree i platanus i x i hispanica i mill ex munchh in southeastern poland |
| topic | thrips overwintering London plane plane tree tree bark biodiversity |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/16/1/92 |
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