EPPO Global Database

Nematus lipovskyi(NEMALI)

Hosts

Important note about the classification of host plants in GD:
Categories have been assigned by the EPPO Secretariat on the basis of available data at the time of entry. They correspond to a qualitative evaluation of the importance of the host plant for the pest concerned and remain indicative only.
Further explanation of categories is available in the guide.
Organism Type
Rhododendron albrechtii (RHOAL) Host
* Alpine I, Piterāns U (2021) First records of Azalea sawfly Nematus lipovsky Smith, 1974 (Hymenoptera; Tenthredinidae) in Latvia. Proceedings of the 3rd Geolinks Conference (2021-05-17/19), 91-97. https://www.geolinks.info/_files/ugd/32dbef_5b9a80a3f80d4ca5a8a5c5f04784aae4.pdf
Rhododendron calendulaceum (RHOCD) Host
* Alpine I, Piterāns U (2021) First records of Azalea sawfly Nematus lipovsky Smith, 1974 (Hymenoptera; Tenthredinidae) in Latvia. Proceedings of the 3rd Geolinks Conference (2021-05-17/19), 91-97. https://www.geolinks.info/_files/ugd/32dbef_5b9a80a3f80d4ca5a8a5c5f04784aae4.pdf

* Johnson WT, Lyon HH (1991) Insects that feed on trees and shrubs. 2nd ed. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY, 560 pp.

* Looney C, Smith DR, Collman SJ, Langor DW, Peterson MA (2016) Sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta) newly recorded from Washington State. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 49, 129-159. https://doi.org/10.3897/JHR.49.7104

* Macek J, Šípek P (2015) Azalea sawfly Nematus lipovskyi (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae), a new invasive species in Europe. European Journal of Entomology 112,  180–186.
Rhododendron luteum (RHOLV) Host
* Alpine I, Piterāns U (2021) First records of Azalea sawfly Nematus lipovsky Smith, 1974 (Hymenoptera; Tenthredinidae) in Latvia. Proceedings of the 3rd Geolinks Conference (2021-05-17/19), 91-97. https://www.geolinks.info/_files/ugd/32dbef_5b9a80a3f80d4ca5a8a5c5f04784aae4.pdf

* Looney C, Smith DR, Collman SJ, Langor DW, Peterson MA (2016) Sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta) newly recorded from Washington State. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 49, 129-159. https://doi.org/10.3897/JHR.49.7104

* Macek J, Šípek P (2015) Azalea sawfly Nematus lipovskyi (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae), a new invasive species in Europe. European Journal of Entomology 112,  180–186.
Rhododendron molle (RHOMO) Host
* Looney C, Smith DR, Collman SJ, Langor DW, Peterson MA (2016) Sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta) newly recorded from Washington State. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 49, 129-159. https://doi.org/10.3897/JHR.49.7104

* Macek J, Šípek P (2015) Azalea sawfly Nematus lipovskyi (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae), a new invasive species in Europe. European Journal of Entomology 112,  180–186.

* Smith DR (1974) Azalea sawflies and a new species of Nematus Panzer (Hymenoptera: Symphyta). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 76, 204–207.
Rhododendron obtusum (RHOOB) Host
* Looney C, Smith DR, Collman SJ, Langor DW, Peterson MA (2016) Sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta) newly recorded from Washington State. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 49, 129-159. https://doi.org/10.3897/JHR.49.7104

* Macek J, Šípek P (2015) Azalea sawfly Nematus lipovskyi (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae), a new invasive species in Europe. European Journal of Entomology 112, 180–186.
------- Feeding damage observed on inflorescences, but possibly opportunistic feeding to the the proximity of more suitable hosts.
Rhododendron occidentale (RHOOC) Host
* Alpine I, Piterāns U (2021) First records of Azalea sawfly Nematus lipovsky Smith, 1974 (Hymenoptera; Tenthredinidae) in Latvia. Proceedings of the 3rd Geolinks Conference (2021-05-17/19), 91-97. https://www.geolinks.info/_files/ugd/32dbef_5b9a80a3f80d4ca5a8a5c5f04784aae4.pdf
Rhododendron viscosum (RHOVC) Host
* Macek J, Šípek P (2015) Azalea sawfly Nematus lipovskyi (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae), a new invasive species in Europe. European Journal of Entomology 112, 180–186.

* Smith DR (1974) Azalea sawflies and a new species of Nematus Panzer (Hymenoptera: Symphyta). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 76, 204–207.