Gubin, A.I., Martynov, V.V., & Nikulina, T.V. 2026 Harmful and Beneficial Arthropods in the Greenhouse Facilities of the Donetsk Botanical Garden: An Annotated List. Report. Promyshlennaya Botanika 26(2): 89-108

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Notes: Between 1973 and 2026, 66 species of harmful arthropods and 21 species of predatory and parasitic arthropods were recorded in the protected-ground facilities of the Donetsk Botanical Garden. This report presents original findings and literature data on 20 species of scale insects (Coccoidea)—representing the families Coccidae (5), Diaspididae (7), Pseudococcidae (6), and Rhizoecidae (2)—as well as 3 species of thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), 1 species of earwig (Dermaptera: Forficulidae), and 1 species of orthopteran (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae). Chrysomphalus aonidum (Linnaeus, 1758), Pinnaspis strachani (Cooley, 1899), Vryburgia amaryllidis (Bouché, 1837), Hercinothrips femoralis (Reuter, 1891), and Parthenothrips dracaenae (Heeger, 1854) are reported for the Donbas region for the first time. Twenty-three of the recorded species are alien. The most dangerous pests, whose population status requires constant monitoring, are Coccus hesperidum, Aspidiotus nerii, Chrysomphalus aonidum, Planococcus citri (P. ficus), and Spilococcus mamillariae.