Tigranyan M.A.1, Wahlberg E.2, Kalashian M.Yu.1 2025. On the distribution of the western flower thrips Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande, 1895) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in Armenia // Euroasian Entomological Journal. Vol.24. No.4: 226–228 [in English].
1 Scientific Center of Zoology and Hydroecology, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, P. Sevaka Str. 7, Yerevan 0014 Armenia. E-mail: margarita.tigranyan03.08.92@gmail.com; mkalashian1@gmail.com
2 Department of Zoology, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm SE-104 05 Sweden. E-mail: emma.wahlberg@nrm.se
doi 10.15298/euroasentj.24.04.13
ABSTRACT. This paper presents data on the distribution of the invasive western flower thrips Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande, 1895) in Armenia. This species was recently reported from this country, however, without locality data. According to our research, F. occidentalis is widespread in greenhouses in the Ararat Valley, which is the country’s largest greenhouse cultivation zone. This species is most likely introduced to Armenia with plant material, in particular, strawberry and rose seedlings imported from Europe.
KEY WORDS: Frankliniella occidentalis, Armenia, distribution, greenhouses, quarantine pest.