Nezara viridula records held by the Royal Horticultural Society

doi:10.15468/y4mnfo

Nezara viridula records held by the Royal Horticultural Society

Citation

Royal Horticultural Society (2017). Nezara viridula records held by the Royal Horticultural Society. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/y4mnfo accessed via GBIF.org on 2018-07-16.

Description

The data set consists of records for the Southern Green Shield Bug (Nezara viridula), also known as the Green Vegetable Bug, for the UK gathered by the Royal Horticultural Society, from members of the Society, the general public, and those submitted (prior to 2014) to the Natural History Museum (NHM), London and Food and Environmental Research Agency (FERA).

Purpose

Data have been collected as part of the research work of the Royal Horticultural Society to establish the distribution and spread of Nezara viridula which probably became established in the UK in 2003.

Sampling Description

Quality Control

Data quality is good. Records received direct to the RHS are verified by Andrew Halstead, Andrew Salisbury, Hayley Jones or Anna Platoni based on samples or photographs. Records received by NHM and FERA were verified by staff at those institutions.

Method steps

Records of Nezara viridula have been collected via Royal Horticultural Society Garden Advice service (predominantly from RHS members), from the NHM Advisory Service, FERA and the published literature.

Taxonomic Coverages

Geographic Coverages

The survey aims for UK coverage. A majority of records are at 1km or better resolution.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

originator
Royal Horticultural Society
80 Vincent Square,
London,
SW1P 2PE
Telephone: 020 3176 5800
email: membership@rhs.org.uk
homepage: http://www.rhs.org.uk

metadata author
Royal Horticultural Society
80 Vincent Square,
London,
SW1P 2PE
Telephone: 020 3176 5800
email: membership@rhs.org.uk
homepage: http://www.rhs.org.uk

distributor
NBN Atlas
Broadway Business Centre, 32a Stoney Street, Lace Market
Nottingham
NG1 1LL
Nottinghamshire
GB
email: admin@nbnatlas.org

Andrew Salisbury
administrative point of contact
email: andrewsalisbury@rhs.org.uk