Description
A faunistic survey conducted from July to September 2022 recorded 34 new occurrences of the ragweed leaf beetle (Ophraella communa) across ten counties in continental Croatia. The findings indicate that the species is rapidly spreading, causing significant damage to Ambrosia artemisiifolia, with potential for use in biological control efforts.
Data Records
The data in this occurrence resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 68 records.
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How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Lemić D, Virić Gašparić H, Pajač Živković I (2025). Spread and Impact of Ophraella communa on Common Ragweed in Croatia. Version 1.2. University Of Zagreb Faculty Of Agriculture. Occurrence dataset. https://ipt-bioatlas.bioportal.hr/resource?r=opco&v=1.2
Rights
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The publisher and rights holder of this work is University Of Zagreb Faculty Of Agriculture. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License.
GBIF Registration
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: d92ac663-433d-4ed9-941d-cb87d4c5d2fc. University Of Zagreb Faculty Of Agriculture publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF Croatia.
Keywords
Occurrence; Observation
Contacts
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Geographic Coverage
34 random sites on the Croatian mainland.
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [45.105, 16.018], North East [46.081, 18.974] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
No Description available
| Kingdom | Plantae, Animalia |
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| Family | Chrysomelidae, Asteraceae |
Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 2022-07-15 / 2022-09-20 |
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Project Data
No Description available
| Title | Spread and Impact of Ophraella communa on Common Ragweed in Croatia |
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The personnel involved in the project:
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Sampling Methods
Random visual observation and sampling methods were used to assess beetle populations at all sites. The monitored area was 1 m2, in which the presence (and developmental stages) of O. communna and the readings of damage on ragweed plants were recorded. The number of plants within monitored square meter depended on common ragweed population and varied from four to six plants.
| Study Extent | From mid-July to the end of September 2022, O. communa was monitored at 34 sites on the Croatian mainland (in 10 counties). |
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Method step description:
- Species identification The species O. communa was identified using SMARTER (2014) and Warchałowski (2010). Ragweed damage assessment To determine the percentage of damage to common ragweed plants, all plants were examined in an area of 1 m2. The percentage of damage was calculated based on the destroyed leaf area of all plants present on the monitored area.
Additional Metadata
| Alternative Identifiers | d92ac663-433d-4ed9-941d-cb87d4c5d2fc |
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