The first report of the bow-legged fir aphid Cinara curvipes (Patch, 1912) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) from Ukraine
For the first time in Ukraine, the invasive aphid species Cinara curvipes is reported to have been detected in urban plantations in Bila Tserkva, Kyiv region (Ukraine) on the Abies alba tree.
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Plant Introduction, 108, 74–77 (2025) ISSN 1605-6574, e-ISSN 2663-290X
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The first report of the bow-legged fir aphid Cinara curvipes (Patch, 1912)
(Hemiptera: Aphididae) from Ukraine
Grigoriy Dragan
The “Оlexandria” State Dendrological Park of the National Academy of Science of Ukraine, Ukraine, Kyiv region, 09113 Bila Tserkva,
Ukraine, adragan-gid@gmail.com
Received: 02.10.2025 | Accepted: 04.11.2025 | Published: 31.12.2025
Abstract
For the first time in Ukraine, the invasive aphid species Cinara curvipes is reported to have been detected
in urban plantations in Bila Tserkva, Kyiv region (Ukraine) on the Abies alba tree.
Keywords: Cinara curvipes, Abies alba, first record, invasion, potential pest
https://doi.org/10.46341/PI2025016
UDC 595.771 (476)
Funding: None.
Competing Interests: The author declares no conflict of interest.
The bow-legged fir aphid, Cinara curvipes
(Patch, 1912), belongs to the aphids of the
subfamily Lachninae Herrich-Schaeffer,
1854. This species is native to North America,
where it is distributed in its western part,
from Mexico to the state of Washington and
Canada. In its native range, it is associated
with local fir species (e.g., Abies magnifica
A.Murray, A. concolor (Gordon & Glend.) Lindl.
ex Hildebr., A. balsamea (L.) Mill.), and some
other conifers (e.g., Cedrus deodara (Roxb.)
G.Don and Pinus contorta Douglas ex Loudon)
(Hałaj & Osiadacz, 2015; Blackman, & Eastop,
2025; CMS Redcon, 2025).
It was first detected in the United Kingdom
in Europe in 1999 (Martin, 2000). Later, it was
registered in Germany (Gottschalk, 2001;
Scheurer, 2001), Serbia (Poljaković-Pajnik
& Petrović-Obradović, 2002), Switzerland
(Angst et al., 2007), the Czech Republic
(Olbrechtová, 2007; NPPO of the Czech
Republic, 2008), Slovenia (Jurc et al., 2009),
Hungary (Bodor, 2013), Austria (Perny, 2014),
Poland (Halaj & Osiadacz, 2015; Halaj et al.,
2023), and some other European countries.
However, there are no confirmed records of
C. curvipes from Ukraine to date.
On September 28, 2025, we discovered
colonies of C. curvipes (Fig. 1). To identify
these colonies, we employed the method
described by Halay & Osiadacz (2015). The
colonies were located on a single tree of
Abies alba Mill. growing in a grove comprising
ten young trees of this species. This grove
is located on the bank of the Ros River,
400 m southeast of the “Оlexandria” State
Dendrological Park of the NAS of Ukraine.
A tree infested with aphids was in a poor
condition and drying out.
Two colonies of C. curvipes, each containing
at least 200 individuals, were located on the
upper part of the fir tree (Fig. 2). The colonies
contained only wingless individuals. Most of
them had dense waxy pubescence. Only a few
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C D E
Figure 1. Cinara curvipes in urban plantings of Bila Tserkva (Kyiv Region, Ukraine): A –general view in a live
state; B – the same, treated with 10 % KOH solution; C – antenna; D – hind tibia; E – siphuncular cone.
aphids were without waxy pubescence, which
made them noticeable due to their shiny
black backs.
The discovery of C. curvipes in Bila
Tserkva (Kyiv Region, Ukraine) testifies to
the powerful invasive abilities of this aphid
species, as the reporting Ukrainian locality is
over 500 km away from the site of its closest
report in Poland (Hałaj et al., 2023; Wieczorek
et al., 2025). Insufficient contributions to
the investigation of the invasive aphid fauna
in Ukraine make it impossible to determine
when aphids first entered our country and,
consequently, the speed of their invasion.
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However, considering reports from Europe
(Scheurer, 2006; Hałaj & Osiadacz, 2015;
Wieczorek et al., 2025), it is reasonable to
assume that this speed is very high.
Wieczorek et al. (2025) suggested that
C. curvipes has the potential to spread to
most European regions. However, the status
of C. curvipes as a pest is still unclear. It
apparently does not cause economic damage
to forests in its native range in North America,
but in Europe, it may have the potential
to cause considerable economic damage
(Dransfield & Brightwell, 2025). Further
research will reveal the extent to which this
pest poses a threat to the collection of fir
trees in the “Оlexandria” State Dendrological
Park of the NAS of Ukraine.
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Перше повідомлення про знахідку Cinara curvipes (Patch, 1912) (Hemiptera:
Aphididae) в Україні
Григорій Драган
Державний дендрологічний парк “Олександрія” НАН України, Біла Церква, Київська обл., 09113,
Україна; Alexandriapark@ukr.net
Уперше повідомляється про виявлення в Україні інвазійного виду попелиць Cinara curvipes, який
було зареєстровано в міських насадженнях м. Біла Церква Київської області (Україна) на дереві Abies
alba.
Ключові слова: Cinara curvipes, Abies alba, перша знахідка, інвазія, потенційний шкідник
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https://doi.org/10.1080/24750263.2024.2449152
https://doi.org/10.1080/24750263.2024.2449152
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