caa a22 4500 463167937 CHVBK 20180406164804.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170326e20070801xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10530-006-9064-y doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10530-006-9064-y Non-indigenous insect species in Israel and adjacent areas [Elektronische Daten] [Uri Roll, Tamar Dayan, Daniel Simberloff] Non-indigenous species cause great damage worldwide. Non-indigenous insects are known as harmful in many regions, but few comprehensive works have investigated non-indigenous insects as a group. We compiled a comprehensive database of established non-indigenous (ENI) insects in Israel and adjacent regions to investigate how they arrived, their biological characteristics, and the attributes of areas they invade. Of 218 species of ENI insects in this region, 124 are widespread. Most species came as stowaways, but 38 were brought intentionally for biological control. Most ENI insects in this region are in the Coleoptera, Diptera, Hymenoptera, Lepidoptera, and Homoptera. Species from various orders differ in their tendency to be localized or widespread, and in biogeographic origins. The distribution of species among orders differs between native and ENI insects. The Coastal Plain houses the most ENI insect species and the Negev and Judean deserts the fewest. Most ENI insects spread from the Coastal Plain to other regions. Absence of roads, settlements and presence of nature reserves are negatively correlated with occurrence of ENI species. Seventy-nine species are categorized as pests that damage produce, merchandise, forestry, etc. Despite a general dearth of knowledge on impacts of ENI insects on natural systems, 42 species are known to feed on native plants, some of conservation concern. Biological control agents are usually more limited in their distribution than other ENI insects. Further research, legislation, and enforcement are required to minimize effects of these species on agriculture and natural habitats. Springer Science+Business Media, Inc., 2006 Biogeographic origin nationallicence Biological control nationallicence Impact nationallicence Insects nationallicence Israel nationallicence Roll Uri Department of Zoology, Tel Aviv University, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel aut Dayan Tamar Department of Zoology, Tel Aviv University, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel aut Simberloff Daniel Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee, 37996-1610, Knoxville, TN, USA aut Biological Invasions Springer Netherlands 9/6(2007-08-01), 629-643 1387-3547 9:6<629 2007 9 10530 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-006-9064-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-006-9064-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Roll Uri Department of Zoology, Tel Aviv University, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Dayan Tamar Department of Zoology, Tel Aviv University, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Simberloff Daniel Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee, 37996-1610, Knoxville, TN, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Biological Invasions Springer Netherlands 9/6(2007-08-01), 629-643 1387-3547 9:6<629 2007 9 10530 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer