Phyllophages of woody plants in recreational and landscaping plantings of Volgograd

The article provides general information on the taxonomic composition and features of the quantitative abundance of arthropods-phyllophages of woody plants that form the basis of recreational and landscaping plantings of the urbanized territory of Volgograd. Entomological studies were carried out in 2020-2022 in landscaping plantings of different types and categories by visual inspection of foliage and needles, manual collection of insects and collection by mowing with an entomological net in the spring-summer and summer- autumn periods. As a result of long-term entomological studies, 108 species of phyllophages were identified on the examined tree species. For the most widespread pest species, data on population density, extensiveness and intensityof damage to tree species (elm, poplar, robinia, pine) are presented. The analysis of thetaxonomic abundance of phyllophages revealed in the composition of the considered complex, including alien species of insects for the fauna of the region, damaging woody plants in recreational and landscaping plantings.