Original research article
The Drosophilid Fauna (Diptera, Drosophilidae) of IPM Vineyards in Croatia
2016, 81 (4) p. 231-234
Ivana Pajač Živković, Božena Barić, Darija Lemić, Ivona Blažević, Milorad Šubić, Gabrijel Seljak, Aleksandar Mešić
Abstract
The drosophilid fauna was studied in two integrated production vineyards in the northern part of Croatia (Međimurje County). The flies were sampled using apple vinegar trap during the autumn of 2016. A total of 317 drosophilid individuals belonging to eight species and two genera were collected. Seven species come from the genus Drosophila Fallen 1823, while only one came from the genus Chymomyza Czerny 1903. The most abundant species, with 69% of the total catch, was Drosophila suzukii (Matsamura, 1931) followed by Drosophila simulans Sturtevant, 1919 (19%) and Drosophila melanogaster Meigen, 1830 (6%). Four species were characterized as alien to Europe (Chymomyza amoena (Loew 1862); Drosophila immigrans Sturtevant, 1921; Drosophila melanogaster and Drosophila suzukii). Invasive alien species, D. suzukii, first recorded in Croatia in 2010, has become the dominant species in the investigated area. Results from this research represent the first faunistic insights of the family Drosophilidae in Croatian agroecosystems.
Keywords
species composition, invasive alien species, Drosophila suzukii, fruit production
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